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SOUTH WOODSTOCK, VERMONT j VOL. II FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, 1943 NO. 3 r CAPTAIN KELLOGG 7647 MORGAN HORSES AT PINE RIDGE INDIAN A RANCH MAN AND A RACING MAN AGENCY Says "Morgans Best General Purpose Mount" This acknowledges your request for information concerning Again the writer was pleased to receive the January issue ot the Morgan horse breeding situation in this area. "The Magazine." though somewhat late in arriving. I like Answering your questions in order, I may say that— the progress the magazine is making since the first published (a) The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a Government in­ and note the discussions pro and con on the Thoroughbred vs. stitution maintained by the Federal Government for the benefit Morgan, cross-breds. half-breeds, etc.. as to the best general of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Indians. (Red Cloud was its fa­ utility horse. I realize that very few horsemen agree on this mous chief.) The horse program was inaugurated for the ex­ subject and the discussion is endless on both sides of the fence. press purpose of improving the quality of Indian horses. The At the Lakeview Ranch near Chambers, Neb., we have had Sioux have always been horse lovers, and this tribe has about at stud for the last six years both Remount Thoroughbreds and a chestnut Morgan stallion "Lebel" No. 7876 sired by Jubilee 10,000 Head of Horses King and greatly resembling Red Vermont shown in your last of various types and breeds. issue. We have a stable of Thoroughbred marcs, and the colts The Percheron horse has had a marked effect on the Indian- carry our colors on the tracks. We have grade range mares owned horses, most of them showing marked Percheron charac­ which raise us one-half Thoroughbreds for the Army, and one- teristics. Some of the Indians have bred the ligher breeds and half Morgans for cow-horses, and we have a few registered Mor­ there is a good deal of Thoroughbred blood evident. gan mares. After careful consideration with the Office of Indian Affairs, First a Pure Bred Morgan—Next a Half Bred Morgan it was decided to make a direct effort to improve the type and quality of the Indian horses, establishing a breed that would be Thus, while breaking the colts and handling them all I have effective in meeting Indian needs. This is a livestock growing drawn my own conclusions which are simply—give me a pure­ country. Indians need their horses for stock purposes to drive bred Morgan and, next a one-half bred Morgan! This year the or ride to town, church and school. writer has been breaking and training a two-year-old Morgan Stallion "Rolind" No. 8377. sired by "Captain Kellogg" No. Morgans Introduced in 1938 7647, for a personal pleasure horse. He has taken readily to In 1938, the decision was made to introduce the Morgan stretching calves, and all cattle handling jobs, doesn't flinch breed of horses into the Pine Ridge reservation. A registered stal­ around gunfire or go crazy driving horses This I cannot say for lion and seven registered mares were purchased under the auspices our one-half Thoroughbreds, they are no pleasure to ride and the of the Oglala Community High School, which is a Government least provocation when working cattle or horses and you've got maintained high school for Indian use. Today the school has a job on your hands to keep them working and tractable. You 22 registered marcs andfillies. 5 mature registered stallions, 3 may get one to where you think you can trust him and working coming two-year old stallions. Three stallions have been placed pretty fair and when you least expect it some day he will go hay­ with Indian groups in addition. wire and refuse to work. This year about 300 head of Indian marcs were bred to the Morgans are not too prevalent in Nebraska yet, but if we and registered Morgan horses in addition to the school herd, which other Nebraska breeders like Glenn Watts, can obtain more prpduced 1 1 colts. registered mares we are going to show the Great Plains area that a Morgan horse is the answer to the search for the general purpose Morgans Most Acceptable mount. The Morgans are so acceptable to the Indian people that they GEORGE S. HOSSACK have virtually crowded out every other breed. Sidney, Nob. (b) The Oglala Community High School herd produced 1 1 Morgan colts this year. About 100 half-Morgan colts were purchased by Indian-owned mares. A MORGAN WANTED (c) Twenty-two registered Morgan mares were bred to the Please find enclosed one dollar for a year's subscription to your registered Morgan stallions during the spring and summer of magazine. I read a sample copy that was sent me and I like 1942. In addition, about 300 Indian-owned mares were bred it very much. to the Morgan stallions. I am interested in getting a Morgan stallion (prelerablv (d) There have been several inquiries bv white breeders in sorrel) to breed to mv draft and saddle mares So it you know the area about registered Morgan stock. The Government, how­ of one that is not too high in price. I would appreciate hearing ever, is not making any particular effort to sell or otherwise en­ from you. Due to the travelling conditions. 1 could not go to gage in commercial handling of Morgans. While a few may be see the animal, so would have to have full description of same. sold, such sales may be only in case other jurisdictions in the with pictures and also an honest seller. Indian Service and Indian people do not wish the animals. C \K1 \Yl-<'K! Kl > i ( xnlmued on page 4 b I R. D. I . Renfrew, Pa Morgan Horses at Pine Ridge Indian Agency HALF - OR - BETTER MORGAN REGISTRY! (Continued from page 45) Your publication should show an expiration date, or there Proud of Half - Morgan should be an insert to remind one when to renew. Anyway, here is another dollar to apply. (e) The Morgan breed appears to be very prepotent, the half- Your letter of the 19th asks me to discuss the proposal of a Morgan as a rule showing definitely the characteristics of the part-Morgan registry. My opinion depends on how the matter Morgan sire. In comparison with other breeds, we are not able is handled—it could be so messy that it would disgrace the to reach a conclusion just yet because of the comparatively short Breed. time that the Morgans have been in the area. The half-Morgan Properly handled, my vote is in favor of a HALF-OR-BET- colts show a distinct tendency toward the Morgan type whatever TER REGISTRY FOR MORGANS! the mare may have been. Of course, a draft mare influences the Out here in Kansas, we have been through the usual agitation conformation definitely in terms of size and build. When crossed to prohibit the use of anything but registered stallions for public on the light-weight mare the colts are trim and appear to be en­ service but this is still a free country so our State Board of Agri­ tirely able to meet the conditions of the range country. Several culture issues licenses to PURE-BRED, to GRADE, and to two-year olds are being used by children for riding horses. The SCRUB stallions. There is no confusion, because each class of Indians appear to have a great deal of pride in these half-Morgans license is on paper of a different color, and because the class of and will take every opportunity to point out this fact, naming the license is stated in type that is so many times larger than the the sire and showing off the good qualities of the young animal. general wording that the class of the license completely domi­ The half-Morgan appears to be easily broken to ride or drive, nates the page. The Law requires that the license must be plainly which is not always the case with some of the other breeds in posted where those interested may see it, and the customers buy this area. what they please. Half - Morgan Register Valuable Half - Bred More Valuable (f) It is, of course, conjectural what results would follow if A birth certificate is desirable for either man or beast. If a a half-Morgan registry were established. Speaking for and in HALF-OR-BETTER registry is properly handled, it will help behalf of Indians, I should predict that a good many Indians to make the sellers of Morgans as honest as the horses. If a would avail themselves of the opportunity for registration of the prospective buyer likes a horse, he will usually pay more for a half-Morgan colts, particularly if the registration rate were not recorded half-bred than for one that is not recorded, and he will too high. It would appear that such registry would have a direct pay more for a three-quarter Morgan than for a half Morgan, benefit to the people in their area who arc breeding Morgans. and more for a seven-eighths than for a three-quarter. Certainly such certificate would establish the identity of the ani­ For the protection of the amateurs, all certificates of pedigree mal, giving proof rather than mere statement of the breeding. should have a warning something like:—"This pedigree tells It is our opinion that a half-Morgan register, if judiciously you the breeding of the animal but it does not guarantee either handled, would have benefit for some years at least. There is, quality or soundness—if you do not like the animal, do not buy of course, possibility that the half-blood animal might be in the pedigree." some instances sold as a pure-bred, but it would appear that only In case you happen to wonder why you do not get back more an indiscriminate buyer would make such mistake. Further­ of those ballots from the magazine, just remember that cutting more, the certificate showing half-blood would clearly show out the ballot means butchering the magazine—do you think what the breeding is. It is my opinion that an authenticated that you are still running a daily paper? half-Morgan gelding would command a wider buying circle than Several months ago, I sent you a letter that I wrote to a man the same animal would without such authenticated breeding in California, suggesting how he might be able to persuade the record. Remount to send him a Morgan. As I did not have his town In conclusion, I may say that the interest in Morgans is grow­ address, I sent the letter to you to forward. Never heard from ing in this area. We receive numerous written inquiries as well him or you. as many visitors who always ask about the Morgans. The Pine I note in the recent issue that others are wishing for Morgans Ridge Jurisdiction has several breeds of both light and heavy from the Remount. types. We maintain a pasture of forty breeding mares on Tell them to quit wasting time wishing and to go to work on Wounded Knee Creek, in addition to the school herd. The mares the job. It can be done! ! ! in this pasture are as follows: Or perhaps you think that it was purely accidental that 7 American Saddle-bred Abbott happened to come out to Southeastern Kansas, when 4 Arabians Cranford was recalled to Middlebury? ? 9 Thoroughbred C. E. BURTON 14 Grade Thoroughbred Pecan Valley Farm, Coffeyville. Kan. 6 Registered Morgans 2 Registered Morgan Stallions FROM ILLINOIS: Also, you might be interested in knowing the Pine Ridge Jurisdiction is interested in the reestablishment of the Appaloosa I received the last issue of THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE breed, which is the breed of horses developed by the Nez Perce and f'm very much interested in the discussion on this Half-Mor­ Indians. We have 5 of these spotted mares and 2 stallions. gan Register. I don't think the Half-Morgan Register will help the Morgan breed any. In fact, I think it will confuse people Favor the Morgan Characteristics who arc really interested in pure blooded Morgans. I have seen some good Half-Morgans that haven't run to Mor­ While we are not maintaining that there is any best breed, gan type. It seems to me we have so many different type Mor­ necessarily, the weight of opinion here is very favorably toward gans now registered. Where the Half-Morgan Register would the Morgans. Experience seems to show that a Morgan horse help some places—I don't think it will help the Morgan breed. can take his place in the cattle herds, is useful as a work horse, You might be interested to know Daisette 04264, the dam of and is hard to beat under the saddle. In addition, the Morgan Jubilee King 7570, is still alive, and in foal to Mountain Silver appears to be very easily trained, is docile, and at the same time Shiek. She has raised afine filly colt for me the last three years. has plenty of endurance and life. It looks like the Morgan has She will be twenty-one years old in May, 1943. I enclose $1.00 a very good future in this area. ... _, _, for subscription, and $5.00 for a quarter-page advertisement. ' WO. ROBERTS THOMAS T. BRUNK Superintendent, Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Pine Ridge, S. D. R. 3, Springfield, 111.

46 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 KAY ASKS—"WHY ALL THIS OUTCROSSING?" We've been wondering if it wasn't about time to write for our magazine. We'll admit the magazine is unique and enjoy it very much, but— Not having received any late information regarding the Half- Bred stud book, we don't know how that came out. Personally, we believe there is enough X's running through the pages of the Morgan Register as it is and the half-bred book will eventually make a lot more. As for the increased revenue, well and good, if we can only keep the Morgan Horse from playing second fiddle to the Bank Book. And in speaking of that, if the Morgan Horse is what we thought he was, what we want him to be, why all this outcross­ ing in order to make him something else? If everybody took a whirl at the word we call Type would soon be throwed over the FROM IOWA: windmill. He has already proven his worth as a saddle horse. Enclosed find two pictures. They are not very good. One At least he is the kind we like. Also we've never felt the need of shows view of my barn and part of my Morgan horses. whittling on him in order to make his tail stick up like a stud cat The other picture is Illini 84251 two-year-old stallion. This walking a back yard fence. And incidentally Wonderman 7671 colt never has been defeated in his class and won the coveted looks like he'd been whittled on too. If people must attract this trophy very easily at the Illinois State Fair in 1941. He is chest­ extra attention, they might try carrying aflag, wearin g a red shirt nut with light mane and tail. or some such foofaraw. All for the glory of progress we ANTON CHRISTENSEN suppose. Christensen Morgan Horse Earm. Ames. Iowa The above may not be in line with constructive Morgan breed­ 1 Bred by Simon Lantz of Illinois. Sire, Rosco Morgan 75 73: dam, ing, yet we find that horse show demands have their influence "Madell" 05217. with most breeders. And instead of being guided by his own judgment in his breeding plan, he plays along with just another racket, to the detriment of the horse. We'll agree that horse shows help the breeder, but one should not ride the other. The LIEl T.-COL. WOMACK REPORTS ON HIS general public, as you know, can be led to believe and think REMOUNT AREA anything. A. N. KAY Reference your letter received quite some time ago, requesting Phoenix. Ariz. information regarding the Morgan horse in the North Central Remount area, the following reply has been witheld, pending receipt of colt reports from all agents. "JUSTIN MORGAN — THE LITTLE GIANT" In the North Central Remount Area, comprising the States This is the title of one of the twenty illustrated chapters in of Arkansas. Iowa. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, the book "Deep Through The Heart"' by C. W. Anderson. North Dakota and South Dakota (although no stallions at This is the story of "Twenty Valiant Horses" and the illus­ present assigned in Arkansas) there are located 110 Remount trations, from beautiful lithographs, are also by Mr. Anderson. stallions, including 99 Thoroughbreds, 5 Arabians, 1 American Saddlcbred and 5 Morgans. There have been 2.259 foals by Most of the horses are shown in individual poses, but the ( author, in addition to an illustration of the Roth statue on the Thoroughbreds and 8 3 by Morgans reported for 1 K2. grounds of the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm, presents four views It has been our experience that the cattle-producing areas are, of old Justin in action in the performances for which he was for our purpose, also the best horse-producing areas, since the justly famous—pulling a log, at a gallop, on parade, and at type of horse used by cattlemen and the work which they re­ the trot. quire of a horse most nearly approximates Service conditions. Mr. Anderson devotes two pages of text to Justin Morgan. In regard to Remount stallions, the demand in these areas is stating "he founded a line that is without a parallel in breeding almost entirely for Thoroughbreds, with some local preference history," that "his endurance and ruggedness must have been for Arabians. The demand for Morgans, which in this area more than a legend, for it is one of the outstanding traits of his is not great, is confined to localities in which farming predomi­ thousands of descendants" that "willingness and intelligence are nates, and where an all-purpose horse is desired. By all-purpose. characteristics, and pound for pound it is doubtful if there is a f mean a light horse which can be used for plowing, pull a wagon breed in the world that can match him." or buggy, and also be ridden with some degree of satisfaction As everyone knows who is acquainted with Morgans, these and comfort. statements have merit but the author falls into a frequent error Mr. C. E. Burton of Coffeyville. Kan., is probably the most when he says "his origin and breeding are unknown" for it is ardent supporter of the Morgan horse in this area Until re­ well established by the two historians of the breed that Justin cently, he was agent for the stallion Cranford, belonging to the Morgan was of Arab descent and was sired by "True Briton." U. S. Department of Agriculture. Cranford was returned to the Department of Agriculture at their request, and has been 1 Published bv The Macmillan Company, New York, 1940. Price. S2.50. replaced by the Morgan stallion Abbott. Although Mr Burton is located in Kansas, most of the mares bred to his stallions come from Oklahoma. HERE IS RULE II It is my opinion that, in this part of the country, the demand for Morgans is greater in the South, where a smaller horse is The following is the wording of Rule II as adopted by the preferred by ranchers than in the Northern States. Club in 19 39 to become effective January 1, 1942: f hope that this information will be of value to you. and regret To register ,inv horse in the American Morgan Horse Register which is not that my short term of service in this area does not permit greater the produce ol a sire and dam both registered therein, application with full detail of information. particulars should be made to the Executive Committee of the Morgan Horse Club, Incorporated, at TJ Broad Street. New York, N Y.. whose decision will C. D. WOM.V K be final. It. Colonel. (CJV.I (,)\H Officer in Charge OuariermaMer turps The Executive Committee of the Club will consider for registration under Headquarters North Central INmount \rea, Hi W'esi Pershing ROKI Kinsis Rule II onlv such animals as are preponderantly ol Morgan breeding City Mo

FEB.. MAR., APR., 1943 THE: MORGAN-HORSI- M.V.AZINI 47 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE BREEDING FOR A NEW DRAFT BREED! Devoted lo the Interests of the Morgan Horse Some time ago Army officers became such enthusiastic devotees of the "horse of sport," of the Thoroughbred—a suitable horse VOL. II FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 No. 3 for racing, steeplechasing, polo, hunting, jumping, etc.—that they received the theory, and propounded it, that a suitable draft A Quarterly—Subscription, $1.00 a Year in Advance horse, which they stated was needed, could be developed from a Thoroughbred-Draft cross. There are no present day draft Display Advertising Rates breeds established on this combination. One page, $20.00—U, page, $10.00—!4 page, $5.00 Later Colonel Harris, president of the Arab Club, took up Classified Rates the subject of using Arab stallions on draft stock to produce a new draft breed, and experiments along these lines are being Cash in advance: One cent a word. No advertisement less than attempted in Wisconsin and California. twenty-five cents Recently some remarks on the need of a new draft breed by Wayne Dinsmore, the Director of the Horse and Mule Asso­ ciation, drew attention and comment in some Western papers. NATIONAL MORGAN HORSE SHOW Elsewhere in this issue we give Mr. Dinsmore's address and a and letter on the subject. Perhaps a few hundred years ago Arab blood may have been ANNUAL MORGAN HORSE SALE, used on native, or Northern European, stock, but no present day SATURDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY, 1943. draft breed has any recent alliance with this Eastern blood un­ less it be in the Percherons of France. EDITORIALS No draft breed has been founded in this country, although certain areas for a time became known as centers for a definite HAIL TO THE MID - WEST type as the Vermont Draft horse, from Vermont, and the Conestoga Horse of Pennsylvania. Long a Great Morgan Horse Section Morgans Fill the Bill •r While breed partisans are advocating the use of their light NEXT NUMBER WILL BE THE EAST horse stallions on draft stock, let no one overlook the fact that The July number will give news of the East if advertising the Morgan breed was established as an agricultural horse on and news reports are in hand by June 15. the hills and rocks of Vermont by Justin Morgan and his im­ mediate descendants. The bred was then, and is now, the most versatile family of horse flesh ever produced in America or elsewhere. The Mor­ MORGAN STALLIONS IN 1943 gan did the logging and the plowing, jogged the family wagon In our next number we will gladly print, by states, the names or sleigh uphill and down to the village, carried the children on of Morgan stallions and address of owners. his back to school, and was the true family horse. He was the This will give information to new owners and to Morgan pet of everyone—docile, with a wonderful temperament—yet prospects. possessing spirit and unusual soundness, toughness and long life. Before the days of registrations Morgans and Half-Mor­ gans worked the farms of Vermont and pulled the stages from ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE $1.00 Boston, and were the source of the famous Vermont Draft A member of the Morgan Horse Club recently asked if the horse—resulting from the cross of Morgan stallions on the magazine was free to members and we advised that THE MOR­ larger part-Morgan, and on the draft-type mares of that period. GAN HORSE MAGAZINE was an extra undertaking, that it costs In Vermont and in the Middlewest the handy, willing, in­ money, that membership in other breed societies did not carry telligent part-Morgan horse has proved to be a superior farm free subscriptions of the breed magazines and that we hoped that horse—adaptable to any work and fed at a low cost. this magazine was worth a dollar bill. On this background and trial and test of 150 years, we chal­ lenge Thoroughbred or Arab draft crosses to equal the results attained by the Morgan cross. Here you have a lightweight AN IMPORTANT SALE MAY 15 draft horse with soundness and temperament, willing to under­ It is with regret that we announce an important public Sale take any task. In the last issue of THE MORGAN HORSE on May 15th by Mr. Earle Brown, (now Sheriff Brown, of MAGAZINE a picture of a pair of Morgan draft horses, ages 17 Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota) of all his Morgans and 1 8, appeared. at his beautiful estate near East Burke and Lyndonville, Ver­ Mr. O'Neill of Illinois with a number of Morgan stal­ mont. lions has bred thousands of mares in that area, and has Mr. Brown, since his purchase of the extensive establishment produced a most satisfactory agricultural, all-purpose ver­ and farms of Mr. E. A. Darling, long a top breeder of Morgan satile animal. We suggest he show Mr. Dinsmore the result horses and Jersey cattle, has also been a prominent Morgan of many years of breeding. breeder. To his collection of Eastern stock he added a number of Mid­ west Morgans—notably the stallion, General Pershing, for SUBSCRIBES FOR NEW OWNERS which he paid $1000 at the Stevenson dispersal sale in Iowa a "Enclosed you will find $1.00. Please send THE MORGAN few years ago. Mr. Brown is not giving up his Vermont farms, but in ex­ HORSE MAGAZINE to R. H. Guidebeck, R. R. 2, Otsego, Mich. Mr. Guidebeck is very much interested in Morgan horses, panding his beef stock holdings, more barn space will be re­ and just purchased a weanling stud colt from me, and asked me quired. He will doubtless for the present continue the use of to send for the magazine for him. Will have some more sub­ Morgans at his Minnesota farms. scribers for the magazine soon." This sale will permit the distribution of choice Morgan stock into new channels at the buyer's price. D , T Jos. ROY BRUNK Rochester, 111. 48 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 PART - MORGANS OF AN EARLIER DAY gan and fix you a Morgan-type it cannot be done. Each breeder must decide on the size and type he desires to breed. The discussion aroused by the suggestion that a new and entirely separate and distinct Half-Morgan Record be established, and thus permit tightening up on the rules controlling regis­ MORGAN BEST IN INDIAN AGENCY trations in the Morgan Horse Registry of the Morgan Horse Club, 90 Broad Street, New York City, naturally leads one to I hope that I did not appear impatient in calling your atten­ consider Half or Part Morgans in the regular Morgan Horse tion to the delay in our receipt of the November. December and Registry, before the days of the X. January issues of the MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE.. We value With Justin Morgan, foaled in 1789, the founder of the the magazine, however, and use it in the work of the high school breed, his sons and his early descendants out-crossing on mares here, which is maintained for Indian youth. of all kinds of mixed breeding, the results surely were not "pure The school here has been breeding Morgan horses for a little bred" and of no fixed under-1 5-hand type. more than three years now, and we are much interested in this The record shows that of 4725 stallions registered in Volume breed. From our observation and use of Morgans to date, we II covering all Morgan stallions recorded with heights over a believe that they meet the needs of the cattle industry in this period of 1 1 5 years, heights were given on 2939 stallions, of plains country and of the small farmer quite effectively. We find which 253 or 8.6% were less than 15 hands; that 640 or them a satisfactory saddle horse. We have several here which 21.7% were at 16 hands or over: that 1922 or 65.4% were we have trained for saddle purposes, and we find them highly listed at 15.2 hands or over. satisfactory. It may be of interest to review some of the "old-fashioned" Strongly Approves Half - Morgan Registry Morgans: Prince Charlie, as reported at the 1911 Vermont State Fair, Concerning the half Morgan or part Morgan registry, we have "a horse of Morgan pattern and spirit," "except for the fact weighed the question rather seriously and are definitely of the that he had an undocked tail and was of a somewhat different opinion that it would help the Morgan horse breeding program shade of chestnut, almost the image of Hale's Green Mountain in this area. For example, we find that a grade Thoroughbred Morgan," he "fairly won his blue." will command interest and selling price if it can be established Yet there was strong support (page 3 1 9, Volume III) that his that a Remount horse sired the animal. Everyone in this country dam was sired by David P. Cushing's Percheron horse, Francis, that I have talked to remembers the Morgans, but think they are brought from Canada, breeding unknown. a horse that is nearly, if not quite, extinct. I am quite sure that Kate 03287. won first in the brood mare class in 1911 — such registry would develop the salability of the grade Morgans "wide in front and behind, with a round body and short nimble in this area for the simple reason that it would establish the legs"—14J.4 hands—sire Nimble, by Dean Sage by Hamble­ authenticity of the animal's breeding. It would be a case of tonian; dam said to be by Daniel Lambert 62. the record versus say-so. I cannot see that it would in any wise There was very little Morgan blood here, yet these two jeopardize the pure-bred registry. We certainly would not ex­ animals were consistent winners at the big Morgan Horse Shows pect or desire such registrations to be interchangeable. some 32 years ago when the group operating the Morgan Club In any event, the interest of the school here is in breeding fixed upon the under 15 hand animal—14.2 hand—of the Morgans for the purpose of interfusion with the Indian-owned blocky type, even if of draft blood and draft type, as the Mor­ horses, in order to bring about a type and standard of boi.se gan type. suitable to Indian needs which is, in short, a horse that can be In many sections, General Gates, for some years the senior used in cattle work, for general saddle purposes and light farm stallion at the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm, is recognized as the work. We are not in the commercial horse business though the founder of the modern Morgan, but Colonel Spencer Borden Indians may be when their herds have developed sufficiently. in 1908 wrote "General Gates, a horse that can make no pre­ W O. ROBERTS tense to being more than a half-bred Morgan, as his dam was Superintendent. United States Department of the Interior, Office of Indian by a running horse, his granddam a pacing mare." In the eyes Affairs, Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Pine Ridge. S. D. of this well known horseman draft blood was less dangerous than running or pacing blood! FROM CALIFORNIA: And in the Middle West Percheron blood was no barrier to registration in the Morgan Register, as in the case of Hattie Mor­ Enclosed herewith you will find check in the amount of one gan (page 391, Volume II) and Lucy Morgan (page 399), dollar for which please send me THE MORGAN HORSE MAGA­ the dam of each being sired by an imported Percheron. ZINE. And to go back to the famous Green Mountain Morgan. At the present time I have issues, May-June No. 5 and July- 14'/2 hands, 1 100 lbs.; a horse of great muscular development; August No. 6. If it is possible to secure the ones that I do not a first prize winner at several state fairs in Kentucky. Ohio, have please let me know and I will be glad to forward a check to Michigan and Vermont. We find his sire was Gifford Morgan cover their cost. (the dam of which was almost certainly a high-bred mare trac­ Last December Mr. McClure of Santa Ana and Mr. Jack Davis ing to some of the very best of the early imported thoroughbred of Arcadia suggested that I join The Morgan Horse Club. Their stock—Battell). His dam was a low. thick-set mare, rather suggestion was acted upon and now it appears that along with heavy-built, strong-muscled andflat-ribbed an d nothing definite my Morgan horses and my membership it is necessary to have is known of her breeding. Consequently, the renowned and the Magazine to enjoy along with them. prize-winning Green Mountain Morgan actually carried little Box 66. Canoga Park. Calif. W E- FRANZ Morgan blood. Perhaps like breeding would not now be admitted to the regu­ lar Morgan Register, or even to a Half-Morgan Record, so Enclosed is my vote against a Half-Morgan Register. It there seems to be no reason why closer attention to blood lines seems to me that most all horses are half some breed or other. at this time would not tend to improve the breed. There is enough variation in uniformity in the pure bred Mor­ Type results from careful selective breeding and each breeder, gans: and if a Half-Morgan Register is started this lack ot uni­ or the breeders in certain defined areas, must determine the type formity would be greatly increased. The Half Morgan Register and the si/e desired, for the use differs in different parts of the might increase the income of the owners of Morgan stallions but country-- the size or the type of a Morgan desired in the East, thefirst thin g we know half the horses in the countr\ will have Middle West or on the ranges of the West cannot be identical— some kind of papers or other. modern Arabs and Thoroughbreds differ widely from those of l.lrli .11 W NlCKERSON 1 50 years ago, so why now attempt to duplicate old Justin Mor- 610 Alvarado Street Redlands Calif

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FEB., MAR.. APR., 1943 THE MORGAN HORS51E MAGAZINI THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN QUARTER The horses of the Southwest were more famous as cow horses HORSE ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES MORGANS than as race horses. The Quarter Horse has always excelled all other horses as a stock horse, general utility horse, and as a short- AND QUARTER HORSES distance race horse. He has been bred for these things for well Your letter of February 22, 1943, has been referred to me. over three hundred years. Through my interest in The American Quarter Horse Asso­ Virginia got the bulk of the early importations from England. ciation and for my own information, I have made considerable Illinois got very few. After the General Stud Book was opened study of the history of the Quarter Horse. Also I have done horses came to all parts of the United States in great numbers. some research work on the history of the Morgan Horse. The I would be pleased to hear further from you on the possible statements herein made are the results of my own findings and relationship between the Morgan and the Quarter Horse. are not official statements of this Association. Please accept Sincerely yours, them as such and feel free to take issue with me. HELEN MICHAELIS I have no definite proof that some Quarter Horses are shy Box 5 80, Eagle Pass, Tex. one vertebra, however the conformation of a typical Quarter Horse suggests that he has only five vertebrae. You suggest that the Quarter Horse might be more closely related to the Morgan than he is to the Thoroughbred. All MORGANS DO WELL ON WINTER RANGE IN light breeds have a common fountain head. The pedigree your MONTANA association has accepted as that of Justin Morgan is principally I wish you would send me a copy of the Magazine for No­ Thoroughbred, such as the Thoroughbred was at that time. vember-December. For some reason or other I never received Justin Morgan is said to have foaled in 1789. Some authorities mine and I surely miss it. say he foaled in 1793, which is neither here nor there. The Also I wish you would send a year s subscription to Norman Quarter Horse was an established breed as early as 1665 and is Nelson, Dillon, Montana, for which you will find enclosed a the earliest American horse breed. So the Quarter Horse could check for $1.00. not be closely related to the Morgan: however, the Morgan I was riding on the winter range today and saw twenty-six could be distantly related to the Quarter Horse judging from or seven of my horses. They are wintering fat. Has been a the various pedigrees that have been allotted to Justin Morgan. good winter, quite a little snow, but thawing weather most of The Morgan was developed for a harness horse. The Quarter the time which has kept the grass soft. Horse was developed for a short-distance race horse and a stock Looks as if every mare were with foal. I exchanged the horse. Some of the fastest trotters have Morgan blood in their registered Morgan stallion, Comidore X8002 for Ginger, a dark veins. Volume I of The Morgan Horse and Register, published chestnut, unregistered. I saw a number of his colts from very in 1894, states that any horse that had as much as 1 '64 Justin common mares and they were good. He has the prettiest little Morgan blood was eligible for registration as a Morgan. If Morgan beed you ever saw and transmits it 100%. He is a my information is correct, the Morgan was registered in The smaller horse and more on the compact type. American Trotting Register until the Morgan Horse Club was R. E. SPENCE organized. The Morgan no longer possesses a fixed type. He Bannack Rte., Dillon, Mont. has been absorbed by the Standardbred; and he played a big part in the development of the American Saddle Horse. The original Justin Morgan was a small, compact horse with considerable speed and lots of power. He was, in conformation MAGNIFICENT BREED and performance, far removed from what was then termed a Thoroughbred. I am inclined to believe Justin Morgan was a I should like to renew my subscription to THE MORGAN Dutch Horse. It is very likely that the Dutch Horse, Young HORSE MAGAZINE for one year. I have not yet received my No­ Burlock, was the sire of Justin Morgan. The horse that we vember-December issue. I don't know whether my subscription know as Justin Morgan, Mr. Morgan called Figure, and he re­ has run out or not because I have not yet received a notice. ferred to him as a Dutch Horse. From all accounts, the pedigree This magazine is very interesting because we here in the East of Beautiful Bay was manufactured by Mr. Selah Norton. What may find out what the Westerners' ideas of Morgans are and we know of Justin Morgan is most becoming to a Dutch Horse. find out what kind of a horse they demand. The Dutch Horses originated in Utrecht, Holland, I under­ I have a Morgan mare that I have owned since March 14, stand, and were numerous in the Dutch Colony of New York. 1941 and I grow to love her more every day. Truly, this is a They were hardy, compact, and fast. As early as 1647 Dutch magnificent breed of horses, and I believe it should be kept true Horses were sold to Virginia, and one would suppose that they and pure. However, I think the Arab-Morgan cross would were crossed with the native Virginia horses. make a horse of much beauty, stamina, endurance and would Justin Morgan might even have been a Quarter Horse, but be liked by both Arab and Morgan lovers. the Morgan Horse of today does not resemble a Quarter Horse If I had more than the one. or was raising Morgans, I would in any way whatsoever. In fact, I believe your association once most certainly belong to the Morgan Horse Club, but I see no proclaimed him as such. I quote from a letter the late Mr. need of joining again this year because I have no horse to register Williams Anson, of Christoval, Texas, wrote in 1921 to Major and would be unable to attend any of the meetings because of E. G. Cullum: "The original Justin Morgan generally is ad­ the transportation problem. Please find $1.00 enclosed for mitted to have been a Quarter Horse; the members of the Morgan subscription. Club in New York, through Mr. C. C. Stillman, communicated Miss BARBARA JEAN SHEPARD with me on this subject, and they accept it as a fact that he could 7 Eorest St., Stoncham, Mass. have been nothing else." The American Quarter Horse featured in the development of the Thoroughbred in America. Unfortunately, Colonel Bruce JUSTIN MORGAN — FOALED 1789 cleverly concealed many Quarter Horse pedigrees in the American Stud Book. D. W Bliss, in his "Essay on Justin Morgan and His I refer to that part of your letter in which you state that Family," published in 1890, stated: early Quarter Horses went from Illinois to the Southwest. The I or, although it has been generally supposed that he was foaled in 1793. Quarter Horse originated in Virginia and spread from there and brought by his owner and breeder from whom he took his name from to the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Maryland. And later he spread Springfield, Mass., to Randolph, Vt., two years later, in the fall of 1795, recent investigations show that these dates are incorrect. He was foaled in not only to the Southwest but to all parts of the United States. 1789 and brought to Randolph in the fall of 1791.

52 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 FAMOUS BRUNK FARM STARTED 1892 RELATION OF THE REMOUNT TO RACING From THE HORSE—published by the American Remount .-Usocijru.n Just received THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE today. It does one who has been a breeder of Morgans all his life a lot of "While racing has been a material factor in the program of the good to read of the Morgan news and to see so many names of Army Breeding Plan, the Remount Service in turn has been of stallions and mares that were foaled and raised at the Cotton Hill considerable assistance to the racing industry. Some fifty or sixtv Stock Farm, and also to know I was personally present when stallions are purchased by the Government each year. While nearly all were foaled and handled and cared for them until they some of these could be sold for as much as or more than the were sold. Government price, the most of them are horses that are finished I enjoyed the article "Morgan Blood for Endurance" by for racing, and either lack the pedigree or race record for private Charles B. Roth as I have personally used Morgans at all kinds establishments that are breeding for race horses. These latter of hard work, under saddle, in all harness, sometimes using horses have practically no value except to the Government. In from five to eight in teams at one time on the farm, and the 15 this way an 'out' is provided for horses that otherwise would be to 15.2 Morgan always seemed to be just a little bit better at valueless. There is another, and a little known contribution that hard work of all kinds than the 15.3 to 16 hand type. I have the Remount Service has made to racing. A great many promi­ used them when it was 1 10 degrees in summer and 20 degrees nent breeders and owners, particularly in the West, became in­ below in winter, and will say the 15 hand type stand the exces­ terested in the Thoroughbred game through Remount stallions. sive heat at hard work better than any other size. "While the racing industry has as its object the production of I had expected to write a history of my experiences as a Mor­ better race horses, and the Remount Service the production of gan Breeder as far back as I can recall (1898), or six years after better riding horses, both have a common interest: 'To Improve my father, Jos. C. Brunk, started in the breeding of Morgans, the Breed.' but as yet I have not found the time to do so. I can well re­ EDITOR: Improve the Racing Breed? member the ten mares and the stallion, Chetco, by Ben Franklin, that my father bought from the Frank McGavock Estate, Nash­ ville, Tennessee, when hefirst starte d the breeding of Morgans. I have recently sold and expect to ship this month the three FROM IOWA: stallions, Juzan 7895, by Jubilee King 7570, Tarron 7963, by Tiffany 7517, and Congo 8354, by Tarron, with the mares I am enclosing voting blank on the Half-Morgan Register McJoy 05660 and Zana 05780 to Hector A. Pivaral, Guatemala question in favor of a Half-Morgan Register also $1.00 for re­ City, Guatemala, Central America, also the mare Netana to newal on your magazine. Kindly advise expiration date. Charles R. Allen, Princeton, Indiana. Am looking forward to the Mid-West edition. I have re­ I am enclosing a picture of three Morgan colts taken last Sep­ cently purchased a black mare sired by Jubilee King out of Rugee. tember, if you wish to use this picture anytime in THE MAGA­ from Walter Saxon, Worthington, Minn. The mare was bred ZINE, have a cut made and send me the bill and I will send a by J. C. Brunk, Springfield, 111. Am planning to take her to check for it. Ames for service to one of the fine Morgan stallions owned by I will also enclose $5.00 for one-fourth page ad which is also Anton Christiansen of that place. Mr. Christiansen has a very enclosed. If you cannot use it in the Mid-West number use it attractive place at Kelly, Iowa. in the next. ADELAIDE NICHOLS Jos. R. BRUNK Editor of Vindicator and Republican, Estherville. Iowa Cotton Hill Stock Farm, Rochester, 111.

COMMENT vs. HALF - MORGAN Enclosed find a post office money order for $2.00 for which I received the MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE a few weeks backpleas e enter my subscription to your magazine for two years. I am doing this for the reason that I will be in the Army in a and I see that some of the breeders are wanting a Half-Morgan few days, and naturally have no idea where I will be in a year Register. I for one do not think that we need a half register. from now. Am optimistic enough to hope I'll be somewhere in We have had some that were halfbreds, and they sure did not have half the sense the pure bred Morgan had. They were harder the United States in two years. to break, to ride and drive. I would not want to buy from a I subscribed to your magazine last spring, thefirst issu e I re­ breeder that was registering his halfbreds, because he might forget ceived—being the one for March and April. I have received only which was which. I had Grand Champion Stallion at the Na­ four issues—the last one being for September-October. I enjoy tional Morgan Horse Show held in Iowa in 1939. I have only the magazine very much and hate to miss any issues. Please renew my subscription from the date it expires, that is, one of his colts for sale. with the January-February issue. Hoping the Half Register fallsflat, I remain a Morgan booster, O. G. BROKAW Mcchanicsville, Iowa ALLAN TAYLOR Hanna City, 111. IN RE OVERSEAS SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM WASHINGTON: REQUIREMENTS I have had the good fortune to have purchased a registered Morgan Stallion No. 8277, named Jaun. He was bred by Mr. Editor: Since returns of our Number 2 issue have been re­ Joseph H. Brunk, of Rochester, 111., who sold him to Mr. J. N. ceived from our paid subscribers in the Services, we have asked Wasson of Mercer Island. Wash. Because of ill health Mr. Was- that the boys take the matter up with their commanding officers. son sold Jaun to me. These men have paid tor the magazine, and on the face of Wishing to have all the information available about Morgan it—the magazine is not sealed, is open to quick inspection and horses. I enclose $1.00 for a year's subscription to voui maga­ deals exclusively with horse matters —it would appear to be as zine, and if it is possible for you to do it, please start my sub­ free of dangerous propaganda as any of the other printed ma scription with last January copy, so I will receive those back tenal requested by the agencies—books or magazines or even written matter under first class mail numbers right away. Yours very truly. But. anyway, the returned copy is always marked ' Dispatch Prohibited by Order No 19(V7." and we will now attempt to WILLIAM R. GOODMAN send itfirst class under scaled cover. 5 307 Roxbury Street, Senile. Wash

FEB.. MAK.. APR.. 11'43 'DIE MORGAN HORS5^E MAGAZINI A WORD FROM "FIGHTING BAIER!" PROF. BOYCE AND COL. BATTELL Enclosed find vote. The dues will follow. Please don't kick Your inquiry about Professor Boyce has been forwarded to me me off. The $10 will get there. by Mr. Calvin Lamont of Port Chester, N. Y. I shall be very I am having a time to hold everything together while my son glad to write about his work with Colonel Battell in verifying is in the army. He wants the ranch when he gets back. Well, history of the Morgan horse, since father passed away March as soon as my boy was gone the lawless bootlegging gang (hav­ 21st. ingfirst electe d their own co. city) took to my outfit. The law Soon after father resigned his professorship of mathematics, sidestepped, so I took to riding the ranch day and night. I am physics, astronomy, surveying and botany at Middlebury College so near blind I can't use the rights on a gun, and bad enough in 1896, Colonel Battell and father started out by train, stage crippled. Can't use my left arm enough to guide a horse, but and horse and wagon through Canada, the West and South, I've got good horses and a good outfit. I got thefirst thie f in tracing and verifying the ancestry and history of the Morgan first few days. Made my band and got another (neither one breed. They traveled many thousands of miles. Proved many died). Then by refusing all lawyers the state tried to appoint supposed lines false, but they did succeed in clearing up most for me, gave me the reins to practice in District Court. I won of the doubtful and disputed lines of ancestry, though not all. all my cases and then sued the bunch for the goats they stole. I remember one humorous occurrence which took place in the I am riding the ranch now right along and not a bootlegger on South—possibly Kentucky. At noon, with little time for lunch it. I learned this—a bunch of lawyers are easier to whip than because of close train connections, the Colonel ordered oyster it is to outwit a bunch of harness horse drivers or jockeys or stew and lamb chops. When the stew arrived it was so hot that rodeo boys—and when you whip a bunch of lawyers, to every he couldn't eat it. By the time the stew could be eaten the chops enemy you make yourself a hundred friends! were brought in, but the train was ready to leave. The Colonel Wilburton, Okla. GEORGE BAIER solved his problem by wrapping the chops in a paper napkin and dropping them in his pocket. The train was crowded and Col­ onel Battell found a seat beside a stranger. After the train was FROM SUTTER RANCH KANSAS: under way he engaged his seat-mate enthusiastically on the cor­ puscular theory of sound (this was the Colonel's pet hobby), I am enclosing herewith proxy for your meeting of April 5th, and soon he thought of the lunch so rudely interrupted. Fishing 1943. his chops from his coat pocket, he offered one to his fellow I have read with interest the discussion relative to "Half Mor­ traveler, and proceeded to eat his with elbows at a wide spread. I gan" registry. While I am not much inclined to take part in tell this, not in disparagement, but to show that Colonel Battell these kind of discussions, I feel that I might be qualified to say a did not care at all for the established customs, and so was con­ word relative to the registration of "half Morgans," inasmuch sidered eccentric. At heart he not only was vitally interested as I have raised Morgans for something over twenty years and in conservation of, and improvement of the Morgan horse, but long previous to twenty years I have been raising both saddle the conservation of timber was important to him. So much so and work horses. I picked on the Morgan horse after giving consideration to that he acquired 31,000 acres of mountain forest land in order all the other known breeds because I decided it came nearer being to save the spruce from being cut wantonly and wastefully. an ideal cow horse if bred to true Morgan conformation than any Father's work with him was on the Morgan Register, The other breed I could find. Stallion Register, the surveying of and marketing of timber, and During the twenty years that I have raised Morgans I have work on the corpuscular theory of sound—which, by the way, kept a Morgan stallion continuously and have bred many saddle father did not subscribe to! He was with Colonel Battell until type mares and also quite a few work mares to the Morgan stal­ his death in 1915. He continued for Middlebury College until lions. While we have raised some pretty good cow horses from 1922, reforesting lands in Ripton and Middlebury, and manag­ a cross with saddle type mares, principally Dun and Palamino ing the Bread Loaf Inn property, which is the site of the Middle­ mares, we have also raised good work horses by crossing with bury College summer school of English. In 1922 he purchased the larger work stock. The reason that I mention this is that an apple orchard near Burlington. His memory was nearly per­ if I understand your "half Morgan" registration, I cannot see fect until the last. He was 92 last January. how you could decide which one of these crosses would be eligible EUGENE F. BOYCE to register as "half Morgan" and certainly you would not accom­ plish anything to register crosses with all types and sizes of horses. "MORGAN BLOOD PRICELESS" As an illustration of what I am getting at, I bred a large half We are enclosing under separate cover some prints of Captain Belgian half Percheron mare to the same Morgan stallion and Kellogg No. 7647, also one of a mare and colt; both sired by the raised three colts. This mare would weigh about 1 700 pounds. Captain. This mare, Jeanie Mach has a three-month-old stud Two of these colts will weigh about 1500 pounds each, one of colt now which we think it as good or better than the yearling them being a big horse but built a good deal like his sire except filly. that he is a much larger horse, and the other, a large mare, is As to the value of Morgan blood, we think it is priceless in built and also looks like her dam except that she is about 200 any line, lending that cool, calm, dependable disposition coupled pounds lighter. The third one is built and also looks like her with their alertness. dam but only weighs about 1000 pounds. Captain Kellogg has been used in the mountains; for driving In other words, there is no question in my mind from actual cattle; in the show ring and on exhibition as a high schooled experience in breeding that when you cross two entirely different horse and never once has he lost that alertness, or come in with type and sized horses you are liable to get an offspring that re­ his head down, in fact, he usually carries it a little higher. sembles either the one or the other and you are hardly likely We have always been sorry that his services have been to breeds at all to get one that is half way between the two crosses. other than Morgan mares, outside of our own, and Mr. Harvey's I have written quite a bit more than I expected to when I of Granby, Colo. His colts have that something that disting­ started but presume that you have already gathered that I am uishes them from others. I am including a few copies of breeders opposed to a "half Morgan" registry particularly if it is spon­ who have had his services. sored by the Morgan Horse Club. I would much prefer increas­ f hope this answers your letter, but if it doesn't please let us ing the costs of registration and transfer so as to keep the club know and Mr. Watt will write you as soon as he returns from in a good healthy financial condition. Kentucky. With best wishes to the club and the officers, I am, (MRS.) LAURA WATT Indian Hills Saddle Horse Farm. McCook, Neb.

54 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THIS? FROM CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR HILL VOTES No I believe you noted a horse book by Widmer, or some such As a director of the Morgan Horse Club. I wish to state that name, in your last issue. I have passed it along as usual, so may I am against establishing a Half-Morgan Register in any form. even not have your address correctly. I hope I may be put on record as taking this stand in any If this book teaches gaiting and some difficult tricks, please meeting that the directors may hold when they are considering send my copy C.O.D. I would like to teach SILVER DAN whether to establish a Half-Morgan Register or not. 1 8226 further performance. He already walks about 6 , miles ROLAND G. HILL per hour; walks sidewise; canters beautifully; bows and "kneels; Horseshoe Cattle Company, Gustine, Calif. poses on stand. I would like to teach him waltzing, fox­ trotting, the rack-to sit-to climb, etc. As a two-year-old he made nothing of going up in grandstand and traversing the Pleasefind enclosed a check for one dollar to cover one year's various aisles. subscription to your magazine which I would like to have sent WILBUR W WHITE to the above address. Being a dyed-in-the-wool lover of Mor­ N. B. Will you please send a sample copy of the paper to: gan horses for the past twenty years, I was tickled pink when I Mr. C. Plummer, Warden, Folsom Prison, Represa, Calif.; and saw myfirst issue of your magazine today, and hasten to have one to Mr. E. Barber, Represa, Calif. ? They are breeding my name added to the list of your subscribers. two lovely mares to DAN. If any charge, bill me. On second thought, add another subscription and send it to R. 1, Box 135. Folsom, Calif. Mr. Albert H. Danforth, Danville, Vt. Mr. Danforth is the owner of two excellent registered Morgan mares, one of which. Polly D.. was bred to Mansfield this last summer and the other. FROM ILLINOIS: Princess D., to one of Mr. Berry's stallions at Sheffield. Yours for more and better Morgans! Your letter at hand and contents noted. In reply I will say HOWARD J. FARMER that I have lost all my Morgan registers when the offices at the Capt.. MC. Med Det. 102nd Inf., A P.O. (M9, c/o Postmaster. San Carthage Fair Grounds were struck by lightning and the records Francisco, Calif. were burned up. As to the Sawyer horse—the gentleman that wrote me for the history and pedigree of the horse has a Morgan mare whose third dam is by this horse. That was why I wrote I have three half-Morgans. 3 years old. I also have four full- you for the history and pedigree of the horse. There is no use bloods, 1 and 2 years old at this time. I would not want any­ for you to put it in THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. Just thing but full-blood Morgans. copy it and send it to me and I will see that he gets it. He is I bought my colts from Mr. Hill of the Horseshoe Ranch a new breeder just starting in the business. at Gustine, Calif. I am very much pleased with them. They I think your plan to put THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE cost me more than three times as much as the half-breeds—a in the quarterly class is all O.K., for it will give you time and vote against a Half-Morgan Register. For better Morgans! I you can put out a larger issue. like THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE very much. As to the Quarter Horse—if you can prove that the Quarter FRANK" JOHNSTON Horse, Cock of the Rock that stood in Norwick, N. Y , in 3835 Dozier St , Los Angeles. Calif. 1836 was a Morgan and that the Dutch horse, "Weasel" that stood at St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1810 was a Morgan, then we have a through claim for the champion sire of the Quarter Horse, I am enclosing 25c for a copy of your magazine and would Roan Dick, sire of Bob Wade (2V 4 sec.) and Jim Miller like to know if I could also get a back copy of last September (21 ' 2 ), both World's record when made. or October in which was an account of the National Morgan Black Nick was a beautiful black stud that could run very Horse Show. I am very much interested in Morgan horses, and fast and was raced for years in this part of the state of Illinois, am anxious to get any and all information I can concerning Missouri and Iowa, but it seems that I can find no one that the breed, as I hope to be able to purchase one or more in the knows his history and pedigree. Every kid in 1880 in schools near future, so will appreciate any advice or help you can give in this county saw Black Nick. I have asked a lot of the old or suggest. girls and boys about him and they all had seen him. I will E. R. EBERSAL look over the old newspaperfiles in different parts of the county, 4571 W. 163rd St., Lawndale, Calif. back in the 80's, and see what I can find. I think we can get it straight in time. I have a good picture of the mare, Grey Skip, dam of Lady Would it be possible for you to send me an extra couple of Queen, (Vol. 2, A.M.R.) that is afine type of Western Quarter copies of THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE? I will be glad to Horse. Lady Queen was her image, only a brown. pay whatever cost this entails. WM. E. LOWREY I own the stallion. Danspar 8161 (sire Sparbeau 7734: Box 24. Ferris, 111. dam. Deana A. 04977) bred by Roland Hill and traces to all URGES TWO SHOW CLASSES three of the most used sons of General Gates. LESLIE W. HOOPES I surely appreciate THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. Montebello, Calif. In connection with the current discussion on out-crossing the Morgan to get the desired size, don't you think that we will FROM PENNSYLVANIA: get away from a uniform type and particularly the symmetrical and stylish animal with short ears, alert eyes and imposing neck I have not received my copy and I thought I would write and carriage that we have in the true Morgan type? find out if you had quit publishing it or if my subscription had I believe some breeders are overlooking the many good quali­ run out or if my name had been overlooked. I would hate very ties of the true type Morgan and placing too much importance much to miss even one issue as I consider it a very valuable paper. on size alone. Also I wrote in quite a while ago tofind ou t the time for the It seems Show Committees should have a separate class for quarter mile in the Justin Morgan class at both the run and the "True-Type" Morgans and a class for "Halt-Morgans," or trot. I would still like this information if vou can send it to me. "Out-Crossed." Do the advertising rates published include a picture' H. W LITTLE HARE WII i AM.W West Meadow Rd.. Rockland Me Transfer. Pa

FEB.. MAR., APR.. 1943 Jin MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINI il PRAYER OF A HORSE OUR DEBT TO THE HORSE To Thee, My Master, I Offer My Prayer: By FRANCIS H. ROWLEY Feed me, water and care for me, and when the day s work is "The Horses of Homer" done provide me with shelter, a clean dry bed and a stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort. Talk to me. Your What form of life lower than our own has served humanity as voice often means as much to me as the reins. the horse has served it? He has played bravely his part on a Pet me sometimes, that I may serve you more gladly and learn thousandfields o f battle, facing war's appalling horror, and to love you. moved to his task by no hope of its glory. He has helped build the world's great cities, their temples, their palaces, their libraries, Do not jerk the reins, and do not whip me when going up hill. their universities. He has made possible a million harvests. He Never strike, beat or kick me when I do not understand what has toiled on the railways of the nations. He has been a partner you want, but give me a chance to understand you. Watch me, in the rearing of our homes. He has been our swift messenger and if I fail to do your bidding, see if something is not wrong in joy and sorrow. He has carried us through many happy with my harness or feet. hours of recreation. He has stood ready to die in our service When I go lame, I may have corns, or a nail in my foot. Take when we have asked it. me to a good blacksmith. Well may the great Homer have sung of the horses famous at Examine my teeth when I do not eat. I may have an ulcerated the siege of Troy! Well may Alexander have founded a city tooth, and that you know is painful. in honor of the charger which bore him safely from the perilous If I am not doing well, give me something for worms for they field! Well may Cimon have reared beside his own an enduring may be taking my strength away. monument for thefleet-footed mare s which won him the chariot Do not tie my head in an unnatural position, or take away my races at the Olympian games! Well may nations, as Japan has best defense againstflies and mosquitoes by cutting off my tail, or done, build monuments to the memory of the horses which have limit my range of vision by blinders so that I am frightened by fallen in their wars.—The Cattleman. what I cannot see. Andfinally, O my master, when my useful strength is gone, do not turn me out to starve and freeze, or sell me to some cruel FROM CALIFORNIA: owner to be slowly tortured and starved to death; but do thou, Enclosed is a one dollar bill for a one year subscription of my master, take my life in the kindest way, and your God will THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE for Julius Kuck, Montague, reward you here and hereafter. Calif. You will not consider me irreverent if I ask this in the name Julius Kuck, my brother Robert and myself have been breed­ of Him who was born in a stable. Amen.—Author unknown. ing Morgan horses for three years. We started on a small scale, when we purchased two mares from Roland G. Hill of Gustine, Calif., and a stallion from J. Sheldon Potter of San Francisco, Calif. The stallion was Northfork 8082, a great grandson FROM MR. O'NEILL: of Bennington. Received the notice of the meeting for the adoption or re­ In the fall of 1941 we purchased another stallion from F R. jection of the Half Bred Morgan Plan Guess that it will have to Dzengolewski of Alhambra, 111., King Shenandoah 7892, who be disposed of sometime and now as well as ever. is a grandson of Bennington. After all the Halfbred Plan may have many advantages and at the same time be very harmful especially since we have so Morgans Best on Ranch many, many types of Morgans now some don't even appear to We are well pleased with our Morgan horses, but we are be any relation to the other and the sad part of it all is, from my having a hard time getting the large cattlemen to use our stal­ point of view the rather off types are much in the majority and lions. We have found that our Morgan horses can do a good again among them there is no uniformity. I believe at the Mor­ day's work and still have plenty horse left. They can out­ gan Horse Farm they are using an influx of Saddle blood (I am work and are easier to break and train than the other horses sorry to believe, since if anywhere on Earth there should be on our ranch, which are mostly of Thoroughbred cross. the old true type possessing the most Old Justin Morgan Blood Our ranch is situated in the Siskiyou Mountains of northern it should be there) and a Stallion from that combination crossed California, where the horses have a chance to really prove them­ on some whatnot mare really what would you name the off­ selves. spring? CHARLES A. SCHULTZ At the Woodstock meeting there seemed to be some talk if 702 Jackson St., Yreka. Calif. the plan be adopted not accept the Draft cross and after all the Draft cross is the least dangerous since in two crosses of Pure Morgan Stallions all Draft characteristics will be eliminated ex­ WANT PICTURES OF PRIZE - WINNING cepting possibly a small increase in size—you have fresh blood MORGANS and haven't done much harm. Believe Mr. Hills we had better leave bad enough alone we I would like pictures of a half dozen prize-winning Morgans already have too D-m many types or let us put it the other way for an album I amfilling o f Morgans. Am willing to pay for around we really have no type since it runs all the way from same. Am enclosing picture of Morgan stallion Magistrate and Coach, Standard Bred, Thorobred Saddle Bred, Arab and last myself. Magistrate left somefine colts here; they make the best and much in the minority MORGAN types. of cow horses and rope horses. The true old Morgan Type was really faultless. It had much ROBERT BEHNER beauty and distinction, intelligence and stamina, a strong grace­ 2785 Main St., Baker, Ore ful body that stays sound. f I enclose the ballot however. I will try and attend in per­ son however. Am not sure that I can get away. Enclose $1.00 MAGISTRATE 7232 to complete the transfer of that Filley to that man over at Gar­ Chestnut: f. April 9, 1919; bred by U. S. Morgan Horse rett, Ind. Farm, Middlebury, Vt. Thanking you and with kindest personal regards. Sire: Sealskin 6500 (bred by Richard Sellman) by Headlight Yours for Morgans that need no tags, Morgan 4683. C, J. O'NEILL Dam: Folly 03093 (by Bennington 5693, son of General Manteno, III Gates 666).

56 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 SUGGESTS A CHILDREN'S TROPHY LIKES THE MORGAN CR< >SS "I am writing to inquire if it would be possible for me to I herewith hand you my check for $1.00 for a year's subscrip­ procure an extra copy of the September-October News—as I tion: I have been enjoying this magazine very much as the ma­ should like very much to send it to my small nieces and nephew, terial is both interesting and instructive. for they were most attentive spectators at the Morgan Show, and We have been raising a few Morgans since 1928. our founda­ I know will be extremely interested in this number of the maga­ tion stock being two mares bred and raised by the U S. Morgan zine. These children, in fact, really have become the most Horse Farm of Middlebury. Vt. For the last few years there- enthusiastic admirers of Morgans in our family—having had a have not been available to us Morgan stallions, although verv beautiful time riding Jarnetta 04735 this summer. And I, good Government Remount Thoroughbred stallions, and De­ myself, feel that the partment of Agriculture American Saddle Horse stallions, have "Morgan's gentle disposition, patience and fortitude make been easily available. Therefore our last several colts have been them almost ideal for children, cross-breds and registered in the Morgan Book under Rule II. which expired December 31st last. both to ride and work around. Also, as in the Jarnetta 04735 We consider these colts andfillies to be exceptionally fine sad­ case, she is not so tall as to be "unmountable" for a fairly small dle stock, with the typical Morgan qualities to a large extent, but g'rl; somewhat larger and rangier than average straight Morgan breed­ "I think the outstanding victory of Miss Brown and Friendly ing. Will say that the more I see of pureblood Thoroughbreds is indeed a case to prove my point—of how very well a Morgan and pureblood American Saddle Horses, the more I think of the is suited to the riding needs of a girl or boy. And you Morgan Morgan, but on the other hand I think the Morgan-Thorough­ Horse people might well consider this aspect I should think. bred cross, and Morgan-American Saddle Horse cross, does pro­ "The Eastern Saddle Horse Breeders' Association Trophy, duce a very fine if not superior type of saddle horse for the use competed for by children, mounted on Saddle Bred Horses at we put a horse to here. Here we want a horse you can ride in various shows throughout the East, has attracted much atten­ the mountains on an elk hunt, handle cattle with, ride in the tion, and I presume has been quite an inducement for parents parades at Rodeos and celebrations, and perhaps enter in a local to buy—and children to ride Saddle Bred Horses. horse show or contest. The Morganfills this bill, and so does "So consequently, I should think that something of this sort this cross. might be sponsored for Morgans at your Show to illustrate the I have a four year old Morgan-Thoroughbred, viz.. Feralind breed's disposition, tractability, squareness of gaits—but with X-05 5 20. and she seems to be made of steel and I believe is the all—enough dash to look well and make riding interesting for most horse I ever sat on, but is taking longer to thoroughly break children. I trust that this suggestion may find some merit." than the straight Morgan. She is better than 15 hands 2 inches MISS GRACE C. S. MORRIS and over 1100 pounds. Windsor, Vt. Her dam Rosalind 04742 is 1 5'/'2 hands and weighs over 1100 pounds. I enclose a picture of Rancher X-05680, a yearling, out FROM NEBRASKA: of Rosalind and by Hermes Highland Brown No. 145 32 Your letter received in regard to the fees and the Half-Mor­ A. S. H. R. Rancher is now about 15 hands and weighs about gan Register. 950 pounds, and is exceptionally tractable in disposition. In regard to the Half-Morgan Register, I do not feel I am I also enclose a picture of Rosalind and her suckling colt, which is a full brother of Rancher. in a position to vote either for or against. There are points in I also enclose a picture of Firesprite No. X-055 21 out of Sprite favor of it and also points very much against the breed types 04549 and by Fred Brown 11905 A. S. H. R.; this chestnut and characteristics, so I will leave that to you men who know gelding is now four years old and is a different type than the the viewpoint of other breeders. Rosalind colts; he is chestnut about 15 hands and weighs about I will vote for the increase of fees, as the Morgan Club no 950 pounds. doubt needs more money to carry on properly. I believe that Rule II was a justifiable experiment. I believe I am enclosing a folder of my advertising. I have tried to there is reason to think that as a result of it the Morgan head, advertise the breed along with advertising the individual. I disposition, legs, and hardiness will be retained, and at the same will be pleased to know what you think of my folder, and the time some increase in size and ranginess obtained, which is what head study for a Morgan head. the market demands. Has the MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE been discontinued for Kalispell, Mont. FORREST C. ROCKWOOD the duration? Trusting this is all for the betterment of The Morgan Horse PART MORGAN FAST Club. We are back in North Platte, Nebraska. GLENN T. WATT We take pleasure in sending you a picture of our grey gelding, Box 123, North Platte, Neb. "Silver" who was nine years old July 4, 1942. This gelding is 15.1 in height and will weigh about 1050. The sire of this horse was a half Morgan out of O'Ncil's Brown seal and a reg­ FROM VIRGINIA: isteredfive-gaited saddle mare. The dam was a very typy small I wish to renew my subscription to your magazine at the end Percheron mare, making this horse one-fourth Morgan plus any of two more copies which I have coming to me. I also wish you Morgan that might have been in the Percheron mare whose breed­ to enter on your subscription list the name of Peter Brown. ing we cannot trace. 1221 Chesapeake Avenue, Hampton, Va. I am enclosing two This horse, Silver, was used two years as a lead pony at the Florida and Chicago tracks and can run as fast as anybody's dollars to cover cost of subscriptions. thoroughbred horse for a quarter of a mile or less. I think this ROBERT E. MILLER horse can run a quarter in better than 24 seconds We are well 213 Clarcmont Ave.. Hampton, Va, acquainted with the party who used him as a lead pony and he assures us that in the two years he used him that there never was a thoroughbred horse that could get away from him. running a THANK YOU! short distance Hello, folks. Enclosed find $1.00. You know darn well This horse in our opinion is an ideal quarter horse type and what it's for. Start me from January if you can. neck-reins as well as any horse we haw ever seen We feel that GEORGE BAIER he shows the Morgan type practically 100 per cent Wilhurton. Okla. I reeport. 111. til OR( ,| 11 O )\\

FEB.. MAR., APR., 1943 "I HE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINI S; BRLJNK GREENWALT BREEDING FARM YOU CAN'T BEAT THE MORGAN! IN WYOMING Major F L. Hamilton in an article on "The Remount Service Went to Wyoming to visit the Brunk Greenwalt breeding Plan" stated: farm in the Grass Creek country at the edge of the Shoshone "The Remount Services mostly Thoroughbred stallions with Indian Reservation and saw there King Shoshone No. 8548. civilian agents. This well developed young stallion is sired by Plain King No. "This is done with the firm conviction that the Thoroughbred 7684, the head stallion on the Wyoming breeding farm. King is the proper foundation from which to develop light horses for Shoshone 8548. Chestnut,flaxen tail : was f. 1941. breeder L. U. any particular or general use." Sheep Co., Worland, Wyo.

MORGAN — FROM ARAB FROM MASSACHUSETTS: No less an authority than Lady Wentworth in "Thorough­I am enclosing my signed proxy. I have indicated that I am against the establishment of a "half Morgan" register. bred Racing Stock" (1938). page 49. in writing of American I have not indicated my choice under item 2 and 3 but you horse history stated: canfill i n as you see fit. "From 1788 four different 'positive' families were bred from You are in closer touch with what would happen to the fi­ the Arab. These were imported Messenger (inbred to Arab nancial standing of the Club if there was or was not an increase blood) Morgan, Henry Clay and Gold Dust." in registration and transfer fees, but frankly I have felt they have been rather low in the years past and have always felt that FROM KANSAS: if anyone was planning to register or transfer a Morgan, they would be willing to pay higher fees for the privilege. Of course, Here's my ballot and I wish to say that I am definitely opposed the change in fees may possibly affect the number of horses to any action pertaining to the establishment of a Half-Morgan registered and decrease the income rather than increase. register. I cannot see that the establishment of a "half Morgan" register We should consider that the favorite indoor sport of the will in any way add to the quality of the Morgans that are bred, American people is to find an "out" for any given set of rules in fact I have never been very fond of those horses that have not and regulations, so the wisest set of by-laws cannot be fool­ been bred under Rule 1. I fully realize that my opinion will proof for such an undertaking as a Half-Morgan register. carry very little weight and the majority of the members have Some intelligent arguments have been presented in favor of their minds made up, so it's a case of a show down and if it is this new register but if we compare them as to plan of operation put through, it will merely mean the ultimate disintegration of we find that they are as widely divided as the pro and con dis­ the breed. cussion of this subject; therefore, we must keep our wits about Although I have been unable to attend Morgan meetings for us or this matter may easily become the beginning of the end the last two or three years, my interest in the breed has never of The Morgan Horse Club and the Horse. waned, but unfortunately, I am working long hours and do not The breeders of Morgan horses have a tremendous task before have time after work to campaign against it, but I am sure that them and they are off to a splendid start: however, not one of Mrs. Ela with whom I talked last evening, will do a little cam­ them would think of getting the job done with a Half-Morgan. paigning in and around Weston, and also with some of the Ver­ One bad, registered Half-Morgan will create more ill will, false mont members. impressions and unfavorable conversation than an honest breeder I am enclosing a letter to the Club which if you find of any can correct in a life time. It would be exactly like knowing value to you, I will be glad to have read at the meeting. about a family for its one black sheep. RICHARD C. HILL Actually it is difficult to imagine how this question arose in Hudson, Mass. the Club for in thefinal analysi s it amounts to nothing more ( or less than giving a certificate to show proof of some Morgan blood in horses that may answer a long list of descriptions. An­ I am voting by proxy against the establishing of a "half Mor­ other organization has the machinery to supply whatever real or gan" register. supposed market there may be for a half-as-good-as-the-real- It is my opinion that the establishment of this type of register McCoy registration. will not help the Morgan Horse Clubfinancially no r increase the Let us plan together for the good of a truly American product, interest in the breed, and I certainly hope that it is not established the Morgan horse, and stop at no half-measures to promote this by the Morgan Horse Club. breed. The Morgan horse will do its part, we must do ours. RICHARD C. HILL The right combination of horse and sense will get us horsepower Sudbury. Mass. made to order. We know that our 1943 transportation diffi­ i culties will produce plenty of Half-Morgans. Let's have a look I am interested in Morgans as I have a half-Morgan 2-year-old at them and if they bear inspection, then make a place for them. colt by Abbott 7704. Finally, what about the term, half-breed? Is it one of con­ tempt or admiration? The answer to that should settle, once ROBERT G. BEAN and for all, this question about building an annex for the Half- Lone Oak Farm. Florence. Mass. Morgan. If it is possible, it would be interesting to have the returns of FURNAS HAS BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE this election published in the next issue of THE MORGAN BULLETIN. Paul J. Furnas of Medig, Pa., writes he has upward of a TALIA HOUSE ZUHARS dozen of his Morgan breeding stock for sale. 301 South Sycamore, Wichita, Kan. SCRUB : GRADE "That horse of yours looks poor, Seth,'' said the stranger, as he slowly mounted a horse at a Western riding stable. The Western Horseman states: "Well, yer honor, not poor, but unlucky." "A scrub is a mongrel horse of no known breeding and following the type "Unlucky! How's that?" of no recognized breed. "It's like this, yer honor. Ev'ry mornin' I toss whether he has a feed o' "A grade is a half or quarter bred animal. A Western grade is half or corn or I have a glass o' whisky. An' he has lost for five mornin's runnin." quarter bred from some recognized breed out of Mustang mares."

58 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 STALLION OWNERS In addition to farms and owners advertised in the MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE we list the following; In Massachusetts: Charles E Horton. Sunnyfields Farm, Bradford, Mass: Lippitt Scofield 8225. Billy Croydon 8460.

FROM NEVADA: A short time ago I received a copy of T M. H. and I'm en­ closing to you a check for one year's subscription to it. On page 3 2 I see reference to Volume VI of the register being gotten ready for distribution. As to price please explain. As printed in the Bulletin it says without cloth binding price. I have the other five volumes in a good binding and would like the sixth in bound form. Also on the same page you wrote me as saying "we work horses but we seldom ride them." That should have read mares. CRAWFORD 7795 Also let me know what are your advertising rates. I think that For some years at Mr. C. E. Burton's farm, Coffeeville, Kan. we breeders should at least carry a small ad if for no other reason replaced by Abbott 7704 and recently returned to U. S. Morgan than just to help it along. If we can make it strong it will later Horse Farm, Middlebury, Vt., the owner. help us. Nearly all the leading breeds of livestock have their own Chestnut; f. 1932. publications and it helps them. Sire: Mansfield 7255 by Bennington 5693. Dam: Endora 0672 by General Gates 666. Disposition Highly Important I have a few words to say in regard to disposition in horses. It has been shown me on many occasions by a lot of horses that if DIRECTOR HILL WRITES: you don t get a horse with the right disposition, no matter how good his conformation you still have not got a very satisfactory I am sorry not to have taken care of the Morgan affairs be­ using horse. I could name many specific instances where this has fore; we have had so many changes to make in conditions here been true. It is pretty hard to tell the true disposition of a stal­ since December 1 1th, I just haven't got to it. lion that has not been properly handled, but as for a brood marc I think the Morgan Horse Bulletin is afine idea . I do not —shun thatflighty or cranky mare as if she were a plague for you need an adv. in it, but enclosed is my check for twenty-five dol­ are almost sure to get that kind of colts from her. While there lars to help it along, and a list of a few names to send it to. If are good horsemen that can handle them and get fairly satisfac­ you need some more help on it, let me know. tory service from them, remember it is only a small per cent of We were getting lined up pretty good out here to have a good present day users of horses that will qualify as good horsemen. showing of Morgans at a number of our best fairs but now I do If one buys a horse for pleasure use. it should be a horse that it not know how we will come out. Help is getting hard to get. is a pleasure to use and not a temperamental brute that requires A small breeder who takes care of his own horses will likely an expert to handle. CLARK RINGLING show, but those of us who have to get help tofit ou r horses will Box 188. Lovelock. Ncv. likely not show. I had told other breeders here that I would send out a full string for the breeding classes to help make a good show and to be sure that the classes were filled. I had also in­ "SHORT HORSES" FROM ILLINOIS tended to get a class for Morgan Stallions to be shown as Western Billy Anson of Texas, the dean of Quarter Horse breeders, reined stock horses. This would attract as much attention out wrote: here as your Justin Morgan Class does in the East if it were well "I have heard a dozen different accounts of Steel Dust from men who filled. 1 am afraid we cannot spare our men though that are good knew him. all differing except in one particular, and there is little doubt that enough to get a stallion ready for this kind of a class. It takes he came from Southern Illinois, the home of many well-known short lots of time and work to make a good Western show horse. horses.' Mv own stallion, Harmon Baker, very successful in his younger days in quarter-mile and three-eighth races, and most successful as a sire, came 20 Elmer Brown Morgans to California from the same locality."—The ( altleman, December, 1941. EDITOR: The term "Short Horse" has been applied to the This may be news for you. Mr. Otto McClure, 500 S. Quarter Horse—does this mean a short, quick stride, or a short Artesia Street, Santa Ana, California, bought part of Elmer back, lacking a vertebrae' Brown Morgans and has thew now at Santa Ana, Calif. They The Arabs and many Morgans actually are sbv a vertebrae— consist of two brood mares, six two-year-old mares, three year­ should they also be designated as "short horses." since the ling mares, one three-year-old stallion,five two-year-old stallions Thoroughbred does not possess this characteristic? and three yearling stallions. The two-year-old stallion and yearlings are for sale. I bought one of the two-year-olds to de­ velop and try on a few mares. He is Brown Knox. Sired by SEVEN MORGANS SOLD Senator Knox 6132. by Knox Morgan 4677 by Mountaineer The horses recently offered and sold by mail. Bids were de­ Morgan 4469, and from a dam by Romanesque 7297 with a livered to the following purchasers second dam by Linsley 72 3 3. He is a very promising colt. The Merle D. Evans. Massillon. Ohio. Jason X24X. gelding Merle other stallions are all sired by Tehachapi Allen 79 1 0, a very good D. Evans. Massillon. Ohio. Jay 8247. gelding: Merle 1) 1 vans. son o( Querido 7 3 70. Several of these colts arefine prospect s Massillon. Ohio. Joel 8244. gelding: Merle D. Evans. Massillon, for range men to raise cow horses from. They are the right type. Ohio. Johnson S243. gelding G. B. Farnam. Wallinglord. If I can be of any assistance to you call on me and I will do Conn., Donna Delia X05 5')O. Half-Morgan: H. A Dye. what I can. Gloversville. N Y. Hvpatia X-055f)i Morgan Nonius Miss ROLAND G. HILL DcYcrc Porter. Crown Point N Y.. Kora (Unrcg.i

FEB.. MAR. APR.. 1(M3 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINI =,<> 'HEADLIGHT MORGAN" HISTORY Your letter requesting further information Re Headlight Morgan 4683. COTTON HILL STOCK I am enclosing a letter from Mr. George Baier, Wilburton, Okla., and hope you can get a little from it. Mr. Baier is an old timer nearing ninety years old and quite a FARM Morgan man in his own right. I wrote Elmer Brown's brothers at Halstead (Elmer having Where Registered Morgans Have Been Bred died about a year ago) but have heard nothing from them and For Sixty Years hardly expect to, as they are both rather old. The best information I have is that Headlight Morgan was The following outstanding Morgan Sires of at Halstead a short time, whether owned then by the Govern­ today were bred here: ment then or not, I cannot say. But am sure it was as a Govern­ ment owned horse he went to Richard Sellman in Texas, where JUBILEE KING 7570 he died at a ripe old age. ALLEN KING 7090 He was the sire of the Famous Champion, Tom Mix's movie horse, and W. R. Hearst owned at least one of his sons on his RED VERMONT 7893 ranch in California named Joe Bailey where he sired some of KEN CARMEN 7815 the best present day stallions on the west coast. SQUIRE BURGER 8282 Sorry I cannot give you anything on the breeder of Headlight And Many Others but Elmer Brown was very prominent in the Morgan Horse game for many years at Halstead Ks where he and two of his brothers all single men lived all their lives on the same farm The home of Jubilee DeJarnette and Knox Mor­where they were born more than seventy years ago and it was gan in their later years. indeed a pleasure to visit with him and get some real knowledge and inspiration from his experiences with Morgans. His breed­ ing stock is widely scattered, his brother having disposed of most A FEW YOUNG STALLIONS FOR SALE of the band of thirty brood mares, eighteen going in one lot to the Government Indian School at Chilocco, Okla., where they have three Government owned stallions. Quite a lot of the Jos. R. Brunk young stock from Browns went to California. I haven't a thing to offer you on the rumor you mention of the four thousand ROUTE 2 ROCHESTER, ILL. horse. Please accept my compliments on the magazine you are put­ ting out, you are doing a real work and I know it is done not without a lot of trouble and effort. H. J. RANKIN VERMONT SAYS NO! Wellington, Kan. To express our opinion upon the idea of half blood registry we are strongly opposed to it. We have been raising registered FROM C. G. STEVENSON: animals and also half bloods and we find they don't possess the "You will note from the enclosure that an old has-been is same characteristics. We feel the Half Blood Registry will dis­ 'agin' having a half-Morgan register. My guess is, very careful rupt the old original breed of Morgans. consideration should be given to the opinions of men now active R. L. BERRY » SONS as producers of Morgans. Mr. Earle Brown will become a very Sheffield, Vt. big operator if things go to his liking. In my opinion, his views should be given careful consideration. Roland Hill also has some HOW LONG WILL BREEDS REMAIN POPULAR very decided notions, most of which are sound. "Personally, the intelligence and dispositions of the Morgans The question uppermost in the minds of horsemen is—"How have appealed to me above all else. Here in this section, there long will certain breeds and colors remain popular?" The only are quite a number of half-Morgans, the get of our stallions and reply is—the Arab must have been popular for three thousand from all kinds of mares, some of which are pretty good kind of years or there would not be any today. The Morgan has been horses, but with few exceptions they do not have that real cherished for nearly as long as the United States has existed. friendly Morgan disposition. The Palomino has been well liked in California since the days of "You, of course, have seen the Morgan Colt picture in the Portola. The Macedonians of ancient Greece favored Pintos and last National Geographic—the filly holding her head to one side even the Indians liked them very much. We show too much ego for a kiss. Mrs. Stevenson, with little effort, taught many of in believing their popularity will end with this generation. We our Morgans to do those little things. Since our Morgans are were told during the mechanical promotion period that the day gone, she has tried her skill on other horses we have around the of the horse was done, but remember, we were only told that place (ordinary farm kind of horses) without any luck. We and mostly by people who had something else to sell us.—From have one Morgan filly left—she has more intelligence than all Editorial in The Western Horseman. the others on the place put together. "Dispositions, plus their classy looks are the factors which LOOKING FOR A MARKET can be promoted to the limit—people with money can be edu­ The Arizona Livestock Market Is Reached by tin Arizona cated on those outstanding factors and will pay Morgan pro­ STOCKMAN MAGAZINE. Your sales message in the ducers big money for producing that kind. If more time is de­ STOCKMAN will reach 17(1 towns and cities in Arizona voted to promoting and advertising the disposition and intelli­ alone, besides the circle of the seven Western States. When gence factors instead of so much about type—greater progress you have Beef or Dairy Cattle, Sheep or Goats, Horses or Mules, or Hogs for sale, or trade, or want to buy, the and prosperity will result in my humble opinion. STOCKMAN is your magazine. Subscription, $1.50 a year. "Hope everything is on the up with you. Kind regards." 216 HOME BUILDERS BUILDING, PHOENIX, ARIZONA C. G. STEVENSON Des Moines, la.

60 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 A NON-MEMBER BALLOT I, William J. Froese, of 717 W Cherokee, Enid, Okla., a non-member of the Club but interested in the Morgan breed vote STANERIGG STABLES against the establishment of a Half-Morgan Register. REGISTERED MORGANS How many sportsmen would be interested in a Half-Irish Setter, or Half-Cocker Spaniel? The idea is ridiculous of having STALMOXK a half breed of anything, including a Half-Milch Cow. Let me know when my subscription expires as I enjoy the Romax Light 7907 magazine very much. (Chestnut) Bred by Elmer Brown WILLIAM J. FROESE Sire: Romanesque 7297.

FROM NEW YORK: Lippitt Moro Ash 8084 ( Dark chestnut) Bred by Robert L. Knight As yet I have not received my November-December copy of Sire: Lippitt Moro 7622. THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. I thought that due to the paper shortage, there had been some delay in getting this issue Patrick Geddes off the press. I feel that perhaps my name has been overlooked. I look forward so much to receiving THE MORGAN HORSE (Eligible for Registry) MAGAZINE that I am really disappointed at not getting the (("irilden .sorrel with flaxen mane and tail) last copy. Miss SUNNY DUNLAP Midwood Road, Babylon, L. I., N. Y. REGISTERED MORGANS Available this spring: FROM KANSAS: Four yearlings (chestnut). Find enclosed a check for five dollars for my membership One two-year-old gelding (chestnut). dues, also proxy. I'm very much opposed to the Half-Morgan Registry for One three-year-old stallion (bright sorrel with this reason. The Half Breed people with their Half Breed flaxen mane and tail). Morgans will or would crowd out the good characteristics of the true Morgan horse. I'd advisefighting i t to a finish. A. G. Ruthveii I would be in favor of increasing the registration fees, also transfer fees. We are really getting Morgans (Pure) started Ann Arbor, Mich. in this part of the state and think the good work will continue. H. H. HERST Argonia, Kan. FROM INDIANA: Registered Morgan Stallions Will you please send me one year's subscription to THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE? I am enclosing a check for $1.00 For SALE which I understand is the yearly subscription rate. RALPH EBY MOUNTAIN SILVER SHIEK 8280 R. R. 2, Bourbon, Ind. Gray- 5 Years—15.3 Hands—Weight 1150 I.|,v FROM WASHINGTON: Mountain Shiek 8033 and Troubadour ol Willowmoor (>45'> Breeding I recently joined the Morgan Horse Club. I think in September anyway I received one issue of your magazine, July and August. McBOY 8505 I thought members received it, but whether they do or not I Red bay \ Years—15 Hands—Weight '«)<> Lhs. would like the magazine. I'm enclosing $ 1.00 for it. If you could start the subscription McAllister 7X96 hv Jubilee King 7570 and (Jo Hawk 7457 from there, I would sure appreciate it, as I would hate to miss Breeding an issue. That's if you have any old copies. SANDY BOY 8506 JACK HUDSON Box 1662, Grand Coulee. Wash. Red Sorrel. Flaxen Mane and Tail—3 Years—15 1 lands Weight 'MX) Lbs. McAllister 7X'«> and (jo Hawk 7457 Breeding FROM FLORIDA A TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION: I wish to renew my subscription for two years to THE MOR­SL TTERDON 8507 GAN HORSE MAGAZINE. I enjoy it very much. Black- 2-Year-< >ld PETER W. STRAUB Doc Sutter 8072 by Tehachapi Allen and Go Hawk Kissimmec, Fla.

A GOOD ONE IN WASHINGTON Write Mrs. Mildred S. Garvin, P.O. Box 2148, Spokane. Wash.. sends on a snapshot of her very good-looking, young Morgan Thomas T. Itriink stallion—Gallant Knight XS144. brown, foaled 19 38. Breeder R. R. 3 Springfield, 111 J C Jackson. Harrison. Mont. Sire: Chief Bugler 6992 bv Tyee 5059. Dam: Topsv 3rd (by Hal Mercurv. Jr., 6819 I.

I-'i iv. MAR.. APR., 1943 THE MORI'.AN HORSE MAGAZINE ol REPORT OF SPECIAL MEETING OF MEMBERS recorded after six months from date of sale $1. to members and OF MORGAN HORSE CLUB $2. to non-members. The Executive Committee feels that the maximum to which A special meeting of the members of The Morgan Horse Club,thes e fees might be increased would be for transfers recorded Incorporated, as provided in Article V of the By-laws thereof within six months of date of sale $2. to members and $4. to non- was held, 90 Broad Street. New York, N. X., on Monday, April members. If recorded after six months from date of sale $3. 5, 1943, at 1 1 A. M. for the following purposes: to members and $5. to non-members. A large vote was cast for the increase. 1. To consider and vote upon the question— Shall the Club establish a registration for animals, only one of whose parents is a registered Morgan. This is popu­ FROM MICHIGAN: larly termed "half Morgan registration." We were pleased to notice in the October issue that Lippitt For, 21 : Against, 86. Miss Nekomia won the 100-Mile Trail Ride, as we have a filly 2. To consider and vote upon increasing the fees at present in out of Lippitt Moro Ash, whose sire was Lippitt Moro 7622. force for REGISTRATION in the American Morgan The photo of this mare resembles our colt. We are very enthu­ Horse Register. siastic readers of your magazine.

Registration Fees c . ... , ST. CLAIR HAMLIN So. Lyon, Mich. At present the registration fee for an animal registered in the year in which it is foaled is $2. to members and $4. to non- FROM IOWA: members. For an animal registered after the year in which it is Enclosed find a post office money order for $2.00 for which foaled, $5. to members and $10. to non-members. please send me your magazine for two years. The Executive Committee feels that the maximum increase I am doing this for the reason that I will be in the Army in in these fees which might be made would be for animals registered a few days and naturally have no idea where I will be in a year in the year in which they are foaled, increasing the amounts from from now. Am optimistic enough to hope I'll be somewhere in $2. and $4. to $3. and $5., respectively, leaving the fees of $5. the United States in two years. and $10. for animals registered after their first year as at present. I subscribed to your magazine last spring—the first issue I re­ 3. To consider and vote upon increasing the fees at present in ceived being the one for March and April. I have received only force for recording TRANSFERS of ownership in the four issues—the last one being for September-October. If there American Morgan Horse Register. are any November-December issues available, I should like to re­ ceive one. I enjoy the magazine very much and hate to miss any Transfer Fees issues. Please renew my subscription from the date it expires, that is, with the January-February issue. The present transfer fees are—if recorded within six months O. G. BROKAW of date of sale 50c to members and $1. to non-members. If Mechanicsville, la.

Highest Quality Stock at Upwey Farms Woodstock, Vermont

We are- looking forward to a good crop of foals this season from our fine lot of Brood Mares—some of these mares are outstanding in blood lines, in quality, and in performance.

See our page advertisement of our Morgan Hrood Mares—IS in number—in the September-October issue (Volume II. Xo. 1) of THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE.

Our Morgan sires, UPWEY KING PEAVINE Facing a substantial increase in our stock and the and UPWEY PRINCE TARIK have produced necessary care required, we have some topnotch individuals—we have some that are out­ standing for sale—one is a prize-winning stallion YOUNG MORGANS FOR EARLY SALE bv PEAVINE—just 4 vears old.

SUFFOLK - PUNCH ENGLISH DRAFT Have Proved Superior for Farm Work SUFFOLK SHEEP Are Growing in Popularity We Have a Pair of Young Suffolk - Punch Mares For Sale, and Also Young Rams From Our Prize - Winning Stock UPWEY FARMS WOODSTOCK VERMONT

62 THH MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 THE L. U. SHEEP COMPANY, INC. Mrs. Helen Brunk Greenwalt announces purchase from Robert Tynan, Stella, Neb., of the royally bred, coming three-year-old stallion Senator Graham 8361 for the L. U. Sheep Company, Worland, Wyo. This ranch, comprising over 200,000 acres, lo­ cated in Hot Springs, Washakie, Park and Fremont counties in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming, is in the heart of the cattle and sheep country. The L. U. Sheep Company run 17,000 Ram- bouillet sheep and 1400 pure bred Aberdeen Angus cattle, being probably the largest breeder of these cattle in Wyoming. This ranch was built up to its present size largely through the efforts of David Dickie, a native of Scotland and one of the pioneer stock- raisers of Wyoming, who was president of tbe Company from the date of its incorporation in 1899 till his death in 1935, and is now buried in a beautiful mausoleum built on top of a high mountain overlooking the ranch headquarters. Through the very capable and untiring efforts of Robert Dickie, nephew of David Dickie, who is horse foreman, this ranch is rapidly becom­ ing one of the largest Morgan breeding establishments in the United States. Realizing a definite need for improvement in saddle horses suitable for handling ranch stock and capable of standing up to the severe conditions of the mountainous country in which the ranch is situated, David Dickie was fortunate in FLYHAWK 7526 obtaining a group of mares sired by a son of the noted race horse Dan Patch, as well as a few pure bred throughbred mares. Dan Patch carried numerous Morgan crosses through both his sire and Is Senior Stallion at dam. At this time he selected Flyhawk 7526 from the Morgan stock of the late Joseph C. Brunk in Illinois, and Linspar 7508 a grandson of General Gates 666 from Elmer Brown in Kansas. HIGH VIEW FARM Flyhawk was returned to the Brunk farm in Illinois in his four­ teenth year, was shown and won Grand champion Morgan Stal­ HELEN BRINK GREENWALT, Owner lion at 1940 and 1941 Illinois State Fairs. From crosses of daughters of each of the stallions and the mares PAWNEE, ILL. mentioned above, an excellent group of brood mares were se­ lected and registered. Following the death of David Dickie in 1935 they continued using registered Morgan sires, having re­ cently sold Plains King 7684 used the past few years in the stud, to Central American party for shipment with group of Brunk stock from Illinois. In addition to Senator Graham 8361, another outstanding Our sales of Morgans have been excellent ibis three year old stallion, Highview King 8339, shares the stud past year and continue very active. honors. Highview King was undefeated in his classes as a foal and a yearling at the 1940 and 1941 Illinois State fairs. At the present time there are 70 head of Morgan saddle horses We have the connections and facilities to meet used in handling the ranch stock, and the L. U. horses have estab­ any call for Morgans, if we cannot supply you lished a reputation for stamina, courage, intelligence and the ability to "take it" in a country which is a severe test of all these from our own stables. qualities most desirable in a horse, Worland, Wyo

MORGAN SHOW RECEIVES NATIONAL JJ'rite Us Your Morgan Requirements ATTENTION Stock Always For Sale The April, 1943, issue of The National Geographic Magazine on page 41 2 brings attention to our all-purpose breed of Morgans by means of the full page in color picturing the Brood and Foal Class in the ring at South Woodstock on the occasion of the National Morgan Horse Show last year. The eight mares and their foals made a great picture and is almost the same scene as High View Farm shown on the cover of the September-October (Volume II, No. 1) issue of THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. HELEN BRINK GREENWALT, Owner There is also a picture of Charles Hall, manager of Earle Brown's Burklyn Farms, near East Burke, Yt.. kissing a young PAWNEE, ILL. Morgan. A picture in color is shown of Clarence G. Day of \Yoodstock, of the (Eldest and Largest MorganUo, a wood carver, at work in his shop. One These and many other illustrations in color, and in black and Establishments in the Middle \\ st white, are included in the leading article entitled "The Long River of New England," by Albert \V Atwood, and photog­ rapher, B. Anthony Stewart t>3 FEB.. MAR., APR., 1943 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINI TOM MIX'S HORSE A MORGAN (From Helen Brunk Greenwalt) Flying Colors, yearling stallion by Flyhawk and Plains King 7684; 6-year stallion from L. U. I'd like to run a half page ad in the MORGAN MAGAZINEShee andp Company , Worland, Wyo. The group has not been am enclosing check for twelve dollars ($12.00). Also my 1943 shipped yet on account of war conditions. subscription and a subscription to be mailed to—A C Roger Haney, Squadron H. Group 2, Maxwell Field, Montgomery, HELEN BRUNK GREENWALT Ala. High View Farm, Pawnee. 111. Under separate cover you will find enclosed photographs .of Flyhawk 7526—our senior stallion—and Betty Barr 05103 which I would like both printed in the ad as representative types FROM ILLINOIS: of our breeding stock. Any suggestions you may have will be We are the owners of a nine-year-old grey gelding, part appreciated and I will be glad to take care of any other expense Morgan, that we think is about as fine a saddle gelding as is regarding the ad. owned in the central west. He is a good enough type to be a Also, enclosing pictures of pair of Morgan mares, hitched to full blooded Morgan and, in fact, I think he is a much better type sleigh—Ann Royal 05322 and Annabella 05444—winners of than many purebred Morgans I have seen. saddle and harness—as well as breeding classes in the Mid-West. Since you are having a lot of agitation about a half breed stud Recently sold to Martin W Littleton, New York City. book, it seems to me that the publication of a few illustrations of Including some notes for publication if you care to use them. the influence of tbe Morgan in half breeds or grades might be Did you read the article in December issue of The Cattleman— regarding the death of the late film actor, Tom Mix's famous very helpful. horse Tony? It failed to mention that Tony was originally If you want a photo of this horse for such purposes, will be foaled at Richard Sellman's Ranch in Texas and was a son of glad to supply it upon request without charge. Headlight Morgan. This would make good reading for THE GEORGE H. CONN. D.V.M. MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. If you don't have the article Freeport, 111. which is quite interesting, I'd be glad to clip it and mail it to you. Some few years ago. Tom Mix, in connection with a circus, VOTE exhibited the original Tony here at Springfield, and I recall seeing him and noticed especially the knots on his knees that had been The final count, amounted to 11 6 proxies received: broken in afilm scene . We have had a very active Morgan year, sales have been nu­ For half Morgan registration 22 merous and profitable. Against half Morgan registration 93 My brother. J. R. Brunk and I recently sold a group of seven For increase in registration fees 96 head to Hector A. Pivoral, Guatemala, Central America—five Against increase in registration fees 16 stallions and two mares—included in the group are ( from J. R. Brunk) Juzan, 8-year-old stallion: Tarron, 7-year stallion; For increase in transfer fees 104 Congo, 2-year stallion: McJoy, 4-year mare and a yearling mare. Against increase in transfer fees 9

CHRISTENSEN MORGAN HORSE FARM AMES, IOWA AT STUD ILLINI 8425 DAN DEE 8151 Sire: Rosco MORGAN 7573 Sire: KING SHENANDOHA 7892 Dam: MADELL 05217 Dam: RARETTE 04885 Color: Chestnut. Light mane and tail. Color: Bay with small star.

ILLAWANA DON 8381 FOR SALE Sire: CAPTAIN RED 8088 BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVERS Grand Champion National Show, Des Moines, Trained bv (*rin Benson lor both land and \\ate r un- 1939. der actual hunting conditions. Dam has won 15 firsts Dam: GILDIA 04614 in nine registered field trials. ISest of breeding A.K.C ^egistere'd. Farm raised. Fourteen -months- Color: Black. Not many like him. Kind that can old.

For Further Particulars Communicate With ANTON CHRISTENSEN, Owner AMES, IOWA

64 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 ALOHA — FROM HAW All! I am O.K. The weather is ideal in temperature. I'll admit this is a fairly good place overseas. I really don't like Hawaii Crabapple Valley well enough though to want to live here otherwise. I must say I like the famed Waikiki Beach. This is not an ideal place for horses because the soil lacks minerals. There are light horses, but I have not seen any sign Farms of Morgan in those I saw. There are not many horses here. Mostly pineapple, sugar cane and some cattle managers on the plantations and ranches ride them. Breeders of Registered Morgan Horses I am sending a money order of $1.50 for THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE. I haven't received it for a while, so you might send a couple back copies. Sending also my picture. "Aloha"—means love, hello, goodbye, etc., and any pleasant greeting. At Stud: PVT. LEO J. BURKARD HAWK JIM—AMHR NO. 7689. Co. G. 21st Inf. A.PO 24. c/o Postmaster. San Francisco, Calif. CAPTOR—AMHR NO. 7789. NEWS REPORT FROM IOWA: The Christensen Morgan Horse Farm is located six miles CAPITAN—AMHR NO. 05930. south of Ames, Iowa, Anton Christensen, owner. Bought first Morgan in 1941. Now Iowa's largest breeder of Morgan horses. Now own twelve registered Morgans, three stallions, six brood mares and three fillies. The stallions are: Illini 8425, chestnut, with light mane and tail; sired by Roscoe Morgan. A grandson of General CLARENCE MANN, MERLE D. EVANS, Gates; also a grandson of Spar Hawk 6874. On the dam's side R.F.D. No. 2, Owner. Madell 05217 he is grandson of the great Jubilee King. You will find in Jubilee King's breeding such sires as Go Hawk. Beach City, Ohio, Sunny Hawk and Billy Herod. Manager. Dan Dee 8151. Bay with small star. Sire. King Shenan- doha, grandson Bennington; dam, Rarette, grandson Jubilee King. You will find no X in his breeding. Illawana Don 8381. Black. Expect him to be one of our top sires. Excellent individual of very best blood lines. Mr. Christensen bought his Morgans in Illinois and Iowa, carefully selecting good breeding of a very fine band of Morgan horses. Orders Now Being Accepted for the 1943

ft 5? CAPT. HARVEY P. WINGATE WRITES: PALOMINO PROGRESS Greetings from this very busy School of Military Govern­ ment, where we work all day and most of the night. Paper Binding . The last number of your MORGAN HORSE was wonderful .$2.50 my congratulations—and I haven't forgotten I owe you some money for an Ad—. I'll send it soon when I get myself Deluxe Binding 4.00 straightened out with this Army business. (Postpaid) Signal Corps, School of Military Government, Charlottesville. Va.

FROM MINNESOTA: Send 10c for sample copy of "Palomino Horses," a monthly magazine devoted exclu­ Please send me your magazine for one year starting with the one that tells about the show and sale you had last fall, if pos­ sively to the Golden Horse—many of them sible. Morgans. Also send some of my neighbors a sample copy. Their names are: Casper Hokeness. George Redenius. Jake Miller. Alfred Ren- shaw, Calvin Ebling, Robert Thorn. Rushmore, Minn., is the address of all of them. Also please PALOMINO HORSE BREEDERS send one to Jene Stower, Worthington. Minn. These men all have saddle horses and are much interested in them. OF AMERICA, INC. I wanted to buy a Morgan mare but could not find one. but Box 79 Mineral Wells, Tex. I did get a fine Arabian mare, 15 hands high: weight. 1000 lbs.. or a little more. I would like to have her bred this spring. Do you know of a Morgan stallion in this southwest corner of Minnesota? (A Mtmbfr-t hnied. \ nn-l'i ufit A ssociation) I wish that there was someone raising Morgans near here as I sure do admire them. Good luck to vou in vour good work MELVIN \ FAGI RNI SS Rushmore, Minn.

: FEB.. MAR.. APR.. 1943 THE MORI.W HORSE M\GAZINI <>5 FROM A COLORADO RANCH: The writer, who is owner of a Morgan stallion, registered, Breed Your Mares to One of the Most Ranger L. No. 7635, and a member of the Morgan Horse Club, is just in receipt of your November, December, January number, Successful Morgan Sires in the Countryforwarde d here from Pagosa Springs, Colo. On page 37 of this number, quoting the letter from Lieut.- Col. C. E. Davis, Colorado Springs, the line, "I did see one nice Jubilee King 7570 Morgan stallion at Monte Vista, Colo.," has reference to our horse. This might interest you. We stood him at Monta Vista, Red Chestnut, strip, li»-ht mane and tail. Height season 1942, and he made a good name for himself at the "Stam­ 15.2; Weight 1070. pede" there. Fee, $50.00 — Vermont-Owned Mares, $25.00 Will you please change my address from the At Last Ranch, Pagosa Springs, Colo., to 165B, The Maryland Hotel, Pasa­ dena, Calif. ? If it is possible to get more of the above issue, I am enclosing check in the sum of $1.00 for which send as many At Stud (to a few approved mares) and copies (one, two, three or four) as possible, and oblige. For Sale LUCY S. TURNER At Last Ranch, Pagosa Springs. Colo. Parasam 8307 Present address: 165 B, The Maryland, Pasadena, Calif.

Foaled 1940. Rich chestnut, red mane and tail; RANGER L. NO. 7635 Height 14.3. Chestnut: f. Feb. 29, 1928. Weight, Approximately 950 — Fee, $25.00 Bred by Elmer Brown, Halstead, Kan. The record shows three transfers to other Kansas owners, and in July, 1938 to This young stallion combines the best in Morgan blood Lucy S. Turner, owner of At Last Ranch, Pagosa Springs, Colo. lines and is a perfect Justin Morgan type. Sire: Linsley 7233, by General Gates 666 and Sunflower

f Croyden Prince Maid 02401 by Headlight Morgan 4683. \ 5325 | Ashbrook [ Nancy 03553 Dam: Lady Spar 04515, by Sparhawk 6874. bred by J. J. I 7079 Lynes, Iowa, and May Hudson 01/26 by Dude Hudson 5654. I Lippitt Sallie I Billy Hoffman I 04565 6043 f Lippitt Sam I Mary Allen 03443 PARASAM J 7857 8307 ] Paragraph L 04027 1 Penrod 6140 FROM COLORADO: | Jubilee King I Daisette 04264 | 7570 t Nella 04235 | Allen King 7090 I have noticed your ad in The Western Horseman Magazine I Liza Jane 03377 where you have been publishing a bi-monthly magazine on Morgan horses. Being very much interested in this breed of horses and having two Morgan mares, I wish to subscribe for the magazine for one year. Enclosed find $1.00 for the sub­ Also For Sale: scription. ROBERT M. CLARK SIERRA SUE 05610 1301 Sherman St., Denver, Colo. Foaled 1940; Liver chestnut; star; faint strip. Sire : Plains King 7684 Find enclosed $1.00 for a one year subscription to the maga­ Dam : Paintbrush X-05491 zine. Traces on both sides to General Gates and on the dam's I own an old show stallion, and think he is siring some of side to Black Hawk. A fine, rugged young mare with the best cow horses in this part of the state. He is 26 years old, excellent disposition. but as sure a breeder as any stallion of any breed that has been in this vicinity. I was prompted to subscribe by an article written for the SOLON X-8422 Record Stockman Annual by M. J. Hogan of Gunnison, Colo. He was of the opinion that Quarter Horses descended from Foaled 1941 ; Iiay gelding; black points; one hind footMorgans . What is your opinion of this? white. ED JOSEPH Sire : Lippitt Sam 7857 Norwood. Colo. Dam : Lucy, by Troubadour of Willowmoor 6459 Will make an ideal pleasure horse with gentle disposi­ tion and plenty of size. His well-sloped shoulder FROM NEW YORK: promises easy gaits. For years I have been a lover of the Morgan horse. In fact, I have a small Morgan mare of my own although she is not registered. I am at present studying Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in New York, and I hope some day to go MEETING WATERS into horse breeding work. Enclosed is a money order for $1.00. Would you please R.F.D. NO. 2, SPRINGFIELD, VT. send me a year's subscription to THE MORGAN HORSE MAGA­ MRS. W. J. BRYANT, Owner L. H. WYMAN, Manager ZINE from January, 1943 to January 1944. JOHN L. PHELPS Sigma Phi Place, Ithaca, N. Y.

66 THE MORGAN HORSE MAGAZINE FEB., MAR., APR., 1943 DISPERSAL SALE of Registered Morgans at BURKLYN FARM Lyndonville, Vermont SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1943 PROMPTLY AT 2:00 P.M. COL. C. M. HESS, AUCTIONKKR LONDON, OHIO

Federal Building restrictions have made it im- pleasure to offer some of the finest Morgan possible for me to meet the demand for addi- stock in the New England States. Every animal tional facilities at Burklyn Farm. More room is a true Morgan type with an enviable family is needed for our increasing herds of Belgian background. horses and Hereford cattle and for that reason You would be proud to have any one of these I have reluctantly decided to dispose of my horses in your stable. Morgan horses. However, in doing so, it is my HARLK BROWN.

SOME 20 HEAD WILL BE SOLD One Stallion - 14 Mares - 2 Geldings Six represent the best Mid-West breeding and the balance are of established Eastern blood­ lines—four from the Darling breeders. The Black Stallion, Foaled 1930 GENERAL PERSHING 7868 WAS BRED IN I„WA Sire: Successful 7645 by St. L. 4507. Dam: Black Dolly 04857 by Morgan King 4817. FIVE OUTSTANDING BROOD MARES BIRD L. 04893 by Linsley 7233, a s n of General RITA 04729 by Sir Ethan Allen 6537. Gates 666. BETHAL 05146 by Allen Wood 7691 by Sir ALRITA 05147 bv Allansus 7823 bv Sir Ethan Ethan Allen fi537. Allen 6537. ' JOAN 04659 by Sir Ethan Allen 6537. In the lot are included four four-year-olds; three three-year-olds; one two-year and one yearling representing the above blood lines.

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